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HKFE Announces Revised Margins for Futures Contracts

Market Operations
30 Jan 2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Wednesday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 1 February 2002, 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 HKEx's website (http://www.hkex.com.hk), under Trading Information -- Futures & Options of Derivatives Market Section.

Futures Contract Margin Rate Initial
(HK$)
Maintenance
(HK$)
Hang Seng Index Full Rate 41,500 per lot 33,200 per lot
Spread Rate

3,750/lot/side 3,000/lot/side
Mini-Hang Seng Index Full Rate 8,300 per lot 6,640 per lot
Spread Rate

750/lot/side 600/lot/side
MSCI China Free Index Full Rate 16,300 per lot 13,040 per lot
Spread Rate

2,445/lot/side 1,956/lot/side
Three-Month HIBOR Full Rate 1,000 per lot 800 per lot
Spread Rate

Please refer to the attached table
One-Month HIBOR Full Rate 575 per lot 460 per lot
Spread Rate

Please refer to the attached table
Three-Year EFN Full Rate
Spread Rate

15,000 per lot
2,250/lot/side
12,000 per lot
1,800/lot/side
HSBC Holdings Plc Full Rate 2,700 per lot 2,160 per lot
Spread Rate

405/lot/side 324/lot/side
Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

240 per lot
35/lot/side
192 per lot
28/lot/side
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

7,180 per lot
1,080/lot/side
5,744 per lot
864/lot/side
Swire Pacific Ltd. 'A' Shares Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,165 per lot
325/lot/side
1,732 per lot
260/lot/side
CITIC Pacific Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,090 per lot
315/lot/side
1,672 per lot
252/lot/side
China Resources Enterprise Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,880 per lot
285/lot/side
1,504 per lot
228/lot/side
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,130 per lot
170/lot/side
904 per lot
136/lot/side
Hongkong Electric Holdings Full Rate
Spread Rate

880 per lot
135/lot/side
704 per lot
108/lot/side
Hang Seng Bank Full Rate
Spread Rate

540 per lot
85/lot/side
432 per lot
68/lot/side
Henderson Land Development Co Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

4,190 per lot
630/lot/side
3,352 per lot
504/lot/side
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

6,410 per lot
965/lot/side
5,128 per lot
772/lot/side
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

6,830 per lot
1,025/lot/side
5,464 per lot
820/lot/side
CLP Holdings Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

940 per lot
145/lot/side
752 per lot
116/lot/side
The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,740 per lot
265/lot/side
1,392 per lot
212/lot/side
New World Development Co Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

910 per lot
140/lot/side
728 per lot
112/lot/side
Legend Holdings Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,060 per lot
150/lot/side
848 per lot
120/lot/side
China Mobile (HK) Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,825 per lot
275/lot/side
1,460 per lot
220/lot/side
The Bank of East Asia Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

226 per lot
35/lot/side
180.8 per lot
28/lot/side
Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

620 per lot
95/lot/side
496 per lot
76/lot/side
MTR Corporation Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

325 per lot
50/lot/side
260 per lot
40/lot/side
China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

900 per lot
135/lot/side
720 per lot
108/lot/side
Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

650 per lot
100/lot/side
520 per lot
80/lot/side
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,320 per lot
200/lot/side
1,056 per lot
160/lot/side
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,420 per lot
365/lot/side
1,936 per lot
292/lot/side
Li & Fung Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,480 per lot
375/lot/side
1,984 per lot
300/lot/side
China Unicom Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

2,100 per lot
315/lot/side
1,680 per lot
252/lot/side
PetroChina Co Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

200 per lot
30/lot/side
160 per lot
24/lot/side
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

770 per lot
120/lot/side
616 per lot
96/lot/side
Cosco Pacific Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,000 per lot
150/lot/side
800 per lot
120/lot/side


Currency Futures Contracts

Initial
(US$)
Maintenance
(US$)
Rolling Forex Japanese Yen Full Rate 1,875 per lot 1,500 per lot
Rolling Forex British Pound Full Rate 2,750 per lot 2,200 per lot
Rolling Forex Euro Full Rate 1,750 per lot 1,400 per lot

 

US Stock Futures Contracts

Margin Rate Initial Margin
(US$)
Maintenance Margin
(US$)
Cisco Systems Incorporated Full Rate
Spread Rate

270 per lot
40/lot/side
216 per lot
32/lot/side
IBM Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

840 per lot
152.50/lot/side
672 per lot
122/lot/side
Intel Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

375 per lot
56/lot/side
300 per lot
44.8/lot/side
Microsoft Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

595 per lot
90/lot/side
476 per lot
72/lot/side
Oracle Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

210 per lot
35/lot/side
168 per lot
28/lot/side

 

Japan Stock Futures Contracts

Margin Rate Initial Margin
(JPY)
Maintenance Margin
(JPY)
NTT DoCoMo Incorporated Full Rate
Spread Rate

232,000 per lot
34,800/lot/side
185,600 per lot
27,840/lot/side
Sony Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

81,300/per lot
12,195/lot/side
65,040 per lot
9,756/lot/side
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

68,800 per lot
12,500/lot/side
55,040 per lot
10,000/lot/side
Fujitsu Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

124,900 per lot
18,750/lot/side
99,290 per lot
15,000/lot/side
Toyota Motor Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

32,880 per lot
5,750/lot/side
26,304 per lot
4,600/lot/side

 

Korea Stock Futures Contracts

Margin Rate Initial Margin
(KRW)
Maintenance Margin
(KRW)
Korea Electric Power Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

236,100 per lot
35,250/lot/side
188,880 per lot
28,200/lot/side
Korea Telecom Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

558,000 per lot
83,700/lot/side
446,400 per lot
66,960/lot/side
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

5,400,000 per lot
810,000/lot/side
4,320,000 per lot
648,000/lot/side
SK Telecom Co Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

3,900,000 per lot
585,000/lot/side
3,120,000 per lot
468,000/lot/side
SK Telecom Co Ltd
(Temporary)
Full Rate
Spread Rate

390,000 per lot
58,500/lot/side
312,000 per lot
46,800/lot/side
Kookmin Bank Full Rate
Spread Rate

1,118,000 per lot
167,700/lot/side
894,400 per lot
134,160/lot/side

 


Taiwan Stock Futures Contracts

Margin Rate Initial Margin
(NT$)
Maintenance Margin
(NT$)
Mosel Vitelic Incorporated Full Rate
Spread Rate

35,500 per lot
5,150/lot/side
28,400 per lot
4,120/lot/side
Ritek Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

62,000 per lot
9,300/lot/side
49,600 per lot
7,440/lot/side
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Full Rate
Spread Rate

110,000 per lot
16,500/lot/side
88,000 per lot
13,200/lot/side
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
(Temporary)
Full Rate
Spread Rate

11,000 per lot
1,650/lot/side
8,800 per lot
1,320/lot/side
United Micro Electronics Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

71,500 per lot
10,750/lot/side
57,200 per lot
8,600/lot/side
United Micro Electronics Corporation (Temporary) Full Rate
Spread Rate

7,150 per lot
1,075/lot/side
5,720 per lot
860/lot/side
Winbond Electronics Corporation Full Rate
Spread Rate

48,400 per lot
7,300/lot/side
38,720 per lot
5,840/lot/side

 

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 Maintenance Margin

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

HK$625 per spread HK$500 per spread

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

HK$500 per spread HK$400 per spread

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

HK$375 per spread HK$300 per spread

2nd month vs 3rd month

HK$225 per spread HK$180 per spread

 

Spread Margin Rates
for Three-Month HIBOR Futures

Spread Combination Initial Margin Maintenance Margin

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

HK$750 per spread HK$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

HK$600 per spread HK$480 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
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

HK$500 per spread HK$400 per spread

1st month vs 2nd month
1st month vs 3rd month
2nd month vs 3rd month
4th month vs 5th month
4th month vs 6th month
5th month vs 6th month

HK$350 per spread HK$280 per spread

Updated 30 Jan 2002