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Updated: 28 September 2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)

 

HKFE Announces Revised Margins for Futures Contracts

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 Monday, 4 October 2004, 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
Spread Rate

41,500

/lot

33,200

/lot

 

7,500

/spread

6,000

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mini-Hang Seng Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

8,300

/lot

6,640

/lot

 

1,500

/spread

1,200

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-Month HIBOR

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,600

/lot

3,680

/lot

 

Please refer to

the attached table

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-Month HIBOR

Full Rate
Spread Rate

3,750

/lot

3,000

/lot

 

Please refer to

the attached table

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-Year EFN

Full Rate
Spread Rate

10,300

/lot

8,240

/lot

 

3,090

/spread

2,472

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H-Shares Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

15,050

/lot

12,040

/lot

 

4,515

/spread

3,612

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones Industrial Average Index

Full Rate
Spread Rate

6,450

/lot

5,160

/lot

 

1,935

/spread

1,548

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

Full Rate
Spread Rate

3,120

/lot

2,496

/lot

 

936

/spread

 749

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCCW Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

407

/lot

326

/lot

 

122

/spread

 98

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,400

/lot

3,520

/lot

 

1,320

/spread

1,056

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swire Pacific Ltd ¡®A'

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,835

/lot

1,468

/lot

 

551

/spread

441

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITIC Pacific Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,300

/lot

1,040

/lot

 

390

/spread

312

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Resources Enterprise Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,628

/lot

1,302

/lot

 

488

/spread

390

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,000

/lot

800

/lot

 

300

/spread

 240

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,100

/lot

880

/lot

 

330

/spread

 264

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

655

/lot

524

/lot

 

197

/spread

 158

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henderson Land Development Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,450

/lot

1,960

/lot

 

735

/spread

 588

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

3,900

/lot

3,120

/lot

 

1,170

/spread

 936

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,850

/lot

3,880

/lot

 

1,455

/spread

1,164

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,425

/lot

1,140

/lot

 

428

/spread

342

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,090

/lot

1,672

/lot

 

627

/spread

502

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

New World Development Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

800

/lot

640

/lot

 

240

/spread

192

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lenovo Group Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

550

/lot

440

/lot

 

165

/spread

 132

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile (HK) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

745

/lot

596

/lot

 

224

/spread

179

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank of East Asia Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

274

/lot

219

/lot

 

82

/spread

66

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

900

/lot

720

/lot

270

/spread

216

/spread

 

 

 

 

MTR Corporation Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

385

/lot

308

/lot

116

/spread

93

/spread

 

 

 

 

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,600

/lot

1,280

/lot

480

/spread

384

/spread

 

 

 

 

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

385

/lot

308

/lot

116

/spread

93

/spread

 

 

 

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

945

/lot

756

/lot

284

/spread

227

/spread

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,920

/lot

2,336

/lot

876

/spread

701

/spread

 

 

 

 

Li & Fung Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,760

/lot

1,408

/lot

528

/spread

422

/spread

 

 

 

 

China Unicom Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,010

/lot

808

/lot

303

/spread

242

/spread

 

 

 

 

PetroChina Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

506

/lot

405

/lot

152

/spread

122

/spread

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,495

/lot

1,196

/lot

449

/spread

359

/spread

 

 

 

 

Cosco Pacific Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,200

/lot

1,760

/lot

660

/spread

 528

/spread

 

 

 

 

CNOOC Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

286

/lot

229

/lot

86

/spread

69

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

Huaneng Power International Inc

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 1,100

/lot

880

/lot

 

330

/spread

 264

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

 460

/lot

368

/lot

 

138

/spread

 110

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,120

/lot

896

/lot

 

336

/spread

269

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Life Insurance Co Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

374

/lot

299

/lot

 

112

/spread

90

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

Full Rate
Spread Rate

440

/lot

352

/lot

 

132

/spread

106

/spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Telecom Corporation Ltd

Full Rate
Spread Rate

396

/lot

317

/lot

 

119

/spread

95

/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 One-Month HIBOR Futures 

Spread Combination

 Initial Margin
(HK$)

 Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

1st month vs 5th month
1st month vs 6th month
2nd month vs 5th month
2nd month vs 6th month

 

$7,500
per spread

$6,000
per spread

 

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

 

$6,250
per spread

$5,000
per spread

 

1st month vs 3rd month
1st month vs 4th month
2nd month vs 3rd month
2nd month vs 4th month

 

$5,250
per spread

$4,200
per spread

 

5th month vs 6th month

 

$4,250
per spread

$3,400
per spread

 

3rd month vs 4th month

 

$3,625
per spread

$2,900
per spread

 

1st month vs 2nd month

 

$2,750
per spread

$2,200
per spread


 

Spread Margin Rates
for Three-Month HIBOR Futures 

Spread Combination

Initial Margin
(HK$)

Maintenance Margin
(HK$)

 

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

 

$5,750
per spread

$4,600
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

 

$5,500
per spread

$4,400
per spread

 

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

 

$5,125
per spread

$4,100
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

 

$3,875
Per spread

$3,100
per spread

 

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

 

$3,250
per spread

$2,600
per spread

 

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

 

$3,125
per spread

$2,500
per spread