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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/09/2013

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 Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 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.  

 

 

 

Futures Contract

Margin Rate

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Index

Full Rate

73,650

/lot

58,900

/lot

Spread Rate

14,750

/spread

11,800

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mini-Hang Seng Index

Full Rate

14,730

/lot

11,780

/lot

Spread Rate

2,950

/spread

2,360

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

H-shares Index

Full Rate

34,050

/lot

27,250

/lot

Spread Rate

10,250

/spread

8,200

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mini H-shares Index

Full Rate

6,810

/lot

5,450

/lot

Spread Rate

2,050

/spread

1,640

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CES China 120 Index

Full Rate

12,900

/lot

10,320

/lot

Spread Rate

3,870

/spread

3,100

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSCEI Dividend Point Index

Full Rate

2,080

/lot

1,660

/lot

Spread Rate

2,500

/spread

2,000

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSI Dividend Point Index

Full Rate

3,970

/lot

3,180

/lot

Spread Rate

4,770

/spread

3,820

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSI Volatility Index

Full Rate

24,800

/lot

19,840

/lot

Spread Rate

7,440

/spread

5,960

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBOVESPA

Full Rate

19,140

/lot

15,310

/lot

Spread Rate

5,750

/spread

4,600

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

BSE S&P Sensex Index

Full Rate

14,400

/lot

11,520

/lot

Spread Rate

4,320

/spread

3,460

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTSE/JSE Top40 Index

Full Rate

24,800

/lot

19,840

/lot

Spread Rate

7,440

/spread

5,960

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

MICEX Index

Full Rate

17,080

/lot

13,670

/lot

Spread Rate

5,130

/spread

4,110

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-Year EFN

Full Rate

10,890

/lot

8,710

/lot

Spread Rate

3,270

/spread

2,620

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-Month HIBOR

Full Rate

325

/lot

260

/lot

Spread Rate

Please refer to attached table

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-Month HIBOR

Full Rate

313

/lot

250

/lot

Spread Rate

Please refer to attached table

 

 

 

 

 

 

iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF

Full Rate

3,240

/lot

2,590

/lot

Spread Rate

972

/spread

777

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd

Full Rate

501

/lot

401

/lot

Spread Rate

151

/spread

121

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China AMC CSI 300 index ETF

Full Rate

3,890

/lot

3,120

/lot

Spread Rate

1,170

/spread

936

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of China Ltd

Full Rate

229

/lot

183

/lot

Spread Rate

69

/spread

55

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of Communications Co Ltd

Full Rate

395

/lot

316

/lot

Spread Rate

119

/spread

95

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank of East Asia Ltd

Full Rate

535

/lot

428

/lot

Spread Rate

161

/spread

129

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate

791

/lot

633

/lot

Spread Rate

238

/spread

190

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Construction Bank Corporation

Full Rate

390

/lot

312

/lot

Spread Rate

117

/spread

94

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Communications Construction Co Ltd

Full Rate

545

/lot

436

/lot

Spread Rate

164

/spread

131

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile Ltd

Full Rate

2,750

/lot

2,200

/lot

Spread Rate

825

/spread

660

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

Full Rate

1,650

/lot

1,320

/lot

Spread Rate

495

/spread

396

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITIC Pacific Ltd

Full Rate

772

/lot

618

/lot

Spread Rate

232

/spread

186

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate

7,680

/lot

6,140

/lot

Spread Rate

2,310

/spread

1,850

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Life Insurance Company Ltd

Full Rate

1,360

/lot

1,090

/lot

Spread Rate

408

/spread

327

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

2,010

/lot

1,610

/lot

Spread Rate

603

/spread

483

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd
(CMB: Multiplier = 500)

Full Rate

569

/lot

455

/lot

Spread Rate

171

/spread

137

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd
(CMA: Multiplier = 512)

Full Rate

582

/lot

466

/lot

Spread Rate

175

/spread

140

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNOOC Ltd

Full Rate

1,010

/lot

807

/lot

Spread Rate

303

/spread

243

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

Full Rate

929

/lot

743

/lot

Spread Rate

279

/spread

223

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
(CPC: Multiplier = 2,000)

Full Rate

827

/lot

662

/lot

Spread Rate

249

/spread

199

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
(CPD: Multiplier = 2,600)

Full Rate

1,075

/lot

861

/lot

Spread Rate

324

/spread

259

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF

Full Rate

3,140

/lot

2,510

/lot

Spread Rate

942

/spread

753

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Telecom Corporation Ltd

Full Rate

555

/lot

444

/lot

Spread Rate

167

/spread

134

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esprit Holdings Ltd 

Full Rate

120

/lot

96

/lot

Spread Rate

36

/spread

29

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIH Mobile Limited

Full Rate

662

/lot

530

/lot

Spread Rate

199

/spread

159

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Assets Holdings Ltd

Full Rate

2,170

/lot

1,740

/lot

Spread Rate

651

/spread

522

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

Full Rate

816

/lot

653

/lot

Spread Rate

245

/spread

196

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

Full Rate

2,190

/lot

1,750

/lot

Spread Rate

657

/spread

525

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd
(HKG: Multiplier = 1,000)

Full Rate

1,160

/lot

926

/lot

Spread Rate

348

/spread

278

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd
(HKA: Multiplier = 1,100)

Full Rate

1,276

/lot

1,019

/lot

Spread Rate

383

/spread

306

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henderson Land Development Co Ltd
(HLD: Multiplier = 1,000)

Full Rate

3,370

/lot

2,700

/lot

Spread Rate

1,020

/spread

810

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henderson Land Development Co Ltd
(HLA: Multiplier = 1,100)

Full Rate

3,707

/lot

2,970

/lot

Spread Rate

1,122

/spread

891

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huaneng Power International Inc

Full Rate

1,790

/lot

1,430

/lot

Spread Rate

537

/spread

429

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd

Full Rate

775

/lot

620

/lot

Spread Rate

233

/spread

186

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd

Full Rate

5,910

/lot

4,730

/lot

Spread Rate

1,780

/spread

1,420

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd

Full Rate

351

/lot

281

/lot

Spread Rate

106

/spread

85

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Li & Fung Ltd

Full Rate

1,930

/lot

1,540

/lot

Spread Rate

579

/spread

462

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

MTR Corporation Ltd

Full Rate

965

/lot

772

/lot

Spread Rate

290

/spread

232

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

New World Development Co Ltd

Full Rate

899

/lot

720

/lot

Spread Rate

270

/spread

216

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd

Full Rate

1,990

/lot

1,600

/lot

Spread Rate

597

/spread

480

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

PetroChina Company Ltd

Full Rate

1,320

/lot

1,050

/lot

Spread Rate

396

/spread

315

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited
(PIC: Multiplier = 2,000)

Full Rate

1,440

/lot

1,150

/lot

Spread Rate

432

/spread

345

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited
(PIA: Multiplier = 2,093)

Full Rate

1,507

/lot

1,203

/lot

Spread Rate

452

/spread

361

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Full Rate

6,820

/lot

5,450

/lot

Spread Rate

2,050

/spread

1,640

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd ‘A’

Full Rate

2,910

/lot

2,330

/lot

Spread Rate

873

/spread

699

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate

5,390

/lot

4,310

/lot

Spread Rate

1,620

/spread

1,300

/spread

   

 

Futures Contract

Margin Rate

Initial Margin
(US$)

Maintenance Margin
(US$)

 

 

 

 

Gold Futures

Full Rate

9,260

/lot

7,410

/lot

Spread Rate

2,780

/spread

2,230

/spread

 

 

 

Futures Contract

Margin Rate

Initial Margin
(RMB)

Maintenance Margin
(RMB)

 

 

 

 

RMB Currency Futures
(USD/CNH Futures#)

Full Rate

7,750

/lot

6,200

/lot

Spread Rate

4,650

/spread

3,720

/spread

Spot Month Charge*

1,550

/lot

1,240

/lot

 

 

* Spot Month Charge will be imposed on the spot month contract during the last four business days before the business day immediately preceding the final settlement day.
 
# USD = US dollar; CNH = RMB traded in Hong Kong

 

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

 

 

 

626
per spread

 

 

500
per spread

 

1st month vs 7th month
1st month vs 8th month
1st month vs 9th month
1st month vs 10th month
2nd month vs 7th month
2nd month vs 8th month
2nd month vs 9th month
2nd month vs 10th month
3rd month vs 7th month
3rd month vs 8th month
3rd month vs 9th month
3rd month vs 10th month

 

 

 

 

626
per spread

 

 

 

500
per spread

 

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

 

 

626
per spread

 

500
per spread

 

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

 

 

 

 

626
per spread

 

 

 

500
per spread

 

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

 

 

380
per spread

 

304
per spread

 

7th month vs 8th month
7th month vs 9th month
7th month vs 10th month
8th month vs 9th month
8th month vs 10th month
9th month vs 10th month

 

 

 

94
per spread

 

 

75
per spread

 

 

Spread Margin Rates
for One-Month HIBOR Futures 

 

Spread Combination

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

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

 

439
per spread

 

351
per spread

 

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

 

 

439
per spread

 

351
per spread

 

2nd month vs 3rd month

 

 

213
per spread

 

171
per spread

 

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

 

 

 

213
per spread

 

 

171
per spread

 

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

 

 

98
per spread

 

78
per spread