- Ant Futures and Options to be introduced on 5 November
- HKEX informed issuers they can list derivative warrants on Ant shares when the shares debut on HKEX’s securities market
- Ant shares to be included in Designated Securities Eligible for Short Selling on 5 November
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Monday) that it will offer investors more options on Ant Group Co Ltd (Ant, stock code: 6688) shares on the debut date (5 November 2020).
The following products with Ant shares as the underlying asset will be available in HKEX markets:
1. Ant Futures and Options
Ant Futures and Options will be introduced on 5 November 2020, subject to the listing of the Ant shares at HKEX on that date.
Selected Details of Ant Futures and Options
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Contract Multiplier (Futures) / Contract Size (Options) (Shares) |
Stock Futures Contract Months Available for Trading on 5 November 2020 |
Stock Options Contract Months Available for Trading on 5 November 2020 |
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1,000 |
2020: Nov, Dec 2021: Jan, Mar, Jun |
2020: Nov, Dec 2021: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Sep |
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For further details, please see the Futures and Options circulars and the Product section of the HKEX website.
2. Listing of Ant Derivative Warrants
HKEX informed issuers they can list derivative warrants on Ant shares when the shares debut on HKEX’s securities market.
Please refer to the issuers’ announcements for further details of the warrants.
Inclusion of Ant Shares in Designated Securities for Short Selling
Ant shares will also be included in HKEX’s designated securities eligible for short selling on
5 November 2020, subject to the listing of the Ant shares at HKEX on that date.
For details of short selling at HKEX, please see the Services section of the HKEX website.
