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Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 30/01/2007

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 1 February 2007, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

For the current margins, please refer to the margin information on the HKEx website at the following link (http://www.hkex.com.hk/tradinfo/futuresmargin/FOmargin.htm).

 

Futures Contract

Margin Rate

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Index

Full Rate

64,975

/lot

51,980

/lot

Spread Rate

7,500

/spread

6,000

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mini-Hang Seng Index

Full Rate

12,995

/lot

10,396

/lot

Spread Rate

1,500

/spread

1,200

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index

Full Rate

66,858

/lot

53,486

/lot

Spread Rate

20,057

/spread

16,046

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

H-shares Index

Full Rate

47,370

/lot

37,896

/lot

Spread Rate

14,211

/spread

11,369

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-Year EFN 

Full Rate

9,985

/lot

7,988

/lot

Spread Rate

2,996

/spread

2,396

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-Month HIBOR

Full Rate

3,250

/lot

2,600

/lot

Spread Rate

Please refer to attached table

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-Month HIBOR

Full Rate

3,422

/lot

2,738

/lot

Spread Rate

Please refer to attached table

 

 

 

 

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd

Full Rate

1,540

/lot

1,232

/lot

Spread Rate

462

/spread

370

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of China Ltd

Full Rate

388

/lot

310

/lot

Spread Rate

116

/spread

93

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of Communications Co Ltd

Full Rate

1,284

/lot

1,027

/lot

Spread Rate

385

/spread

308

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank of East Asia Ltd

Full Rate

820

/lot

655

/lot

Spread Rate

246

/spread

197

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd 

Full Rate

941

/lot

752

/lot

Spread Rate

282

/spread

226

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Construction Bank Corporation

Full Rate

582

/lot

466

/lot

Spread Rate

175

/spread

140

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd

Full Rate

3,982

/lot

3,186

/lot

Spread Rate

1,195

/spread

956

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Unicom Ltd

Full Rate

3,714

/lot

2,971

/lot

Spread Rate

1,114

/spread

891

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITIC Pacific Ltd

Full Rate

2,057

/lot

1,646

/lot

Spread Rate

617

/spread

494

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate

8,861

/lot

7,089

/lot

Spread Rate

2,658

/spread

2,127

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

1,905

/lot

1,524

/lot

Spread Rate

572

/spread

457

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Life Insurance Company Ltd

Full Rate

4,050

/lot

3,240

/lot

Spread Rate

1,215

/spread

972

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

1,844

/lot

1,475

/lot

Spread Rate

553

/spread

443

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd

Full Rate

916

/lot

733

/lot

Spread Rate

275

/spread

220

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNOOC Ltd

Full Rate

485

/lot

388

/lot

Spread Rate

146

/spread

117

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Netcom Group Corporation ( Hong Kong ) Ltd

Full Rate

2,600

/lot

2,080

/lot

Spread Rate

780

/spread

624

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
(CPA: Multiplier = 1,000)

Full Rate

1,793

/lot

1,434

/lot

Spread Rate

538

/spread

430

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
(CPB: Multiplier = 1,020)

Full Rate

1,829

/lot

1,463

/lot

Spread Rate

549

/spread

439

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

Full Rate

1,571

/lot

1,257

/lot

Spread Rate

471

/spread

377

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Telecom Corporation Ltd 

Full Rate

1,153

/lot

922

/lot

Spread Rate

346

/spread

277

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denway Motors Ltd

Full Rate

666

/lot

533

/lot

Spread Rate

200

/spread

160

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esprit Holdings Ltd 

Full Rate

3,275

/lot

2,620

/lot

Spread Rate

983

/spread

786

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

1,202

/lot

962

/lot

Spread Rate

361

/spread

289

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd 

Full Rate

4,023

/lot

3,218

/lot

Spread Rate

1,207

/spread

965

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc 

Full Rate

3,641

/lot

2,912

/lot

 

Spread Rate

1,092

/spread

874

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd

Full Rate

1,123

/lot

899

/lot

Spread Rate

337

/spread

270

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henderson Land Development Co Ltd

Full Rate

3,074

/lot

2,460

/lot

Spread Rate

922

/spread

738

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huaneng Power International Inc

Full Rate

1,233

/lot

986

/lot

Spread Rate

370

/spread

296

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd

Full Rate

696

/lot

557

/lot

Spread Rate

209

/spread

167

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd

Full Rate

5,103

/lot

4,083

/lot

Spread Rate

1,531

/spread

1,225

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd

Full Rate

556

/lot

444

/lot

Spread Rate

167

/spread

133

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

221

/lot

177

/lot

Spread Rate

66

/spread

53

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lenovo Group Ltd

Full Rate

574

/lot

459

/lot

Spread Rate

172

/spread

138

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Li & Fung Ltd

Full Rate

4,173

/lot

3,339

/lot

Spread Rate

1,252

/spread

1,002

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

MTR Corporation Ltd

Full Rate

792

/lot

634

/lot

Spread Rate

238

/spread

190

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

New World Development Co Ltd

Full Rate

1,634

/lot

1,307

/lot

Spread Rate

490

/spread

392

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd

Full Rate

3,734

/lot

2,987

/lot

Spread Rate

1,120

/spread

896

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCCW Ltd

Full Rate

294

/lot

236

/lot

Spread Rate

88

/spread

71

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

PetroChina Company Ltd

Full Rate

1,831

/lot

1,465

/lot

Spread Rate

549

/spread

439

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Full Rate

7,502

/lot

6,002

/lot

Spread Rate

2,251

/spread

1,801

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd "A"

Full Rate

3,487

/lot

2,790

/lot

Spread Rate

1,046

/spread

837

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate

1,887

/lot

1,510

/lot

Spread Rate

566

/spread

453

/spread

HKFE emphasised that the above are minimum rates and Exchange Participants should set their margin requirements according to their clients' individual circumstances.

Spread Margin Rates
for Three-Month HIBOR Futures

 

Spread Combination

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

1st month vs 9th month
1st month vs 10th month
2nd month vs 9th month
2nd month vs 10th month
3rd month vs 9th month
3rd month vs 10th month

 

 

 

3,612
per spread

 

 

2,889
per spread

 

4th month vs 9th month
4th month vs 10th month
5th month vs 9th month
5th month vs 10th month
6th month vs 9th month
6th month vs 10th month
7th month vs 9th month
7th month vs 10th month
8th month vs 9th month
8th month vs 10th month

 

 

 


3,475
per spread

 

 


2,780
per spread

 

1st month vs 4th month
1st month vs 5th month
1st month vs 6th month
1st month vs 7th month
1st month vs 8th month
2nd month vs 4th month
2nd month vs 5th month
2nd month vs 6th month
2nd month vs 7th month
2nd month vs 8th month
3rd month vs 4th month
3rd month vs 5th month
3rd month vs 6th month
3rd month vs 7th month
3rd month vs 8th month

 

 

 

 

 

3,039
per spread

 

 

 

 

2,431
per spread

 

9th month vs 10th month

 

2,390
per spread

 

 

1,912
per spread

 

4th month vs 5th month
4th month vs 6th month
4th month vs 7th month
4th month vs 8th month
5th month vs 6th month
5th month vs 7th month
5th month vs 8th month
6th month vs 7th month
6th month vs 8th month
7th month vs 8th month

 

 

 


2,169
per spread

 

 


1,735
per spread

 

1st month vs 2nd month
1st month vs 3rd month
2nd month vs 3rd month

 

 

1,773
per spread

 

1,418
per spread


Spread Margin Rates
for One-Month HIBOR Futures

 

Spread Combination

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

2nd month vs 4th month
2nd month vs 5th month
2nd month vs 6th month
3rd month vs 4th month
3rd month vs 5th month
3rd month vs 6th month

 

 

 

3,436
per spread

 

 

2,749
per spread

 

1st month vs 4th month
1st month vs 5th month
1st month vs 6th month

 

 


3,401
per spread

 


2,721
per spread

 

1st month vs 2nd month
1st month vs 3rd month

 

 

2,768
per spread

 

2,214
per spread

 

4th month vs 5th month
4th month vs 6th month
5th month vs 6th month

 

 

2,286
per spread

 

1,829
per spread

 

 2nd month vs 3rd month

 

1,773
per spread

 

1,418
per spread