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 Friday, 8 April 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract 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.
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Futures Contract |
Margin Rate |
Initial Margin |
Maintenance Margin |
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited |
Full Rate |
1,340 |
/lot |
1,070 |
/lot |
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Spread Rate |
402 |
/spread |
321 |
/spread |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, or ICBC |
Full Rate |
440 |
/lot |
352 |
/lot |
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Spread Rate |
132 |
/spread |
106 |
/spread |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, or ICBC |
Full Rate |
448 |
/lot |
359 |
/lot |
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Spread Rate |
135 |
/spread |
108 |
/spread |
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HKFE emphasises that the above are minimum rates and Exchange Participants should set their margin requirements according to their clients' individual circumstances.
