HKEx Extends Special Offer For Mainland China Users Of Real-Time Trading Information

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has extended its special offer for Mainland users of HKEx's real-time securities trading information.  From 1 January 2007, fees for the Mainland China Discount Programme as per the table are in effect.  The discounted monthly fee of $80 per device started from July 2002 and was due to end in December 2006. The regular monthly fee for the service is $200.

A futures data package without price depth will continue to be offered together with the securities information package free of charge under the discount programme. The regular monthly subscription fee for the futures package is up to $25 per device.

The details are as follows:

Twenty-one information vendors are currently registered in the programme.  As at the end of October 2006, the number of Market Data Feed subscriber units in the programme increased by over 50 per cent compared to December 2005.

With greater demand for H-share information in the Mainland, information vendors are now offering more comprehensive market information for Mainland investors via their terminals and the internet.  Service packages include real-time streaming stock prices, market depth information, issuers' announcements and market news.  Some vendors also provide sophisticated analytical tools built into their proprietary software for retail investors to make investment decisions. 

Investors interested in the Mainland China Discount Programme may contact information vendors for details.  The list of authorised information vendors providing services under the Mainland China Discount Programme is as follows:

Contact information of these information vendors is available on the HKEx website under the Mainland China Discount Programme and Participating Vendors section:

http://www.hkex.com.hk/realtimedata (English)
http://www.hkex.com.hk/realtimedata-c (simplified Chinese)
http://www.hkex.com.hk/realtimedata-cc (traditional Chinese)