The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited is pleased to announce the introduction of weekly expiries for selected single stock option classes. The regulatory approval has been obtained for the introduction. The launch date will be on Monday, 4 November 2024, subject to market readiness.
Weekly stock options serve the trading and risk management needs of participants in response to short-term or specific events, such as the release of economic figures and earnings announcements.
Relatively lower option premiums resulting from shorter time to expiry.
Able to hedge precise, time-specific risks
List of Stock Option Class with Weekly Expiries
| No. |
Stock Code |
Underlying Stock Name |
HKATS Code |
| 1 |
5 |
HSBC Holdings Plc.
|
HKB |
| 2 |
388 |
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited |
HEX |
| 3 |
700 |
Tencent Holdings Limited |
TCH |
| 4 |
1024 |
Kuaishou Technology |
KST |
| 5 |
1211 |
BYD Company Limited |
BYD |
| 6 |
2318 |
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. |
PAI |
| 7 |
3690 |
Meituan |
MET |
| 8 |
9618 |
JD.com, Inc. |
JDC |
| 9 |
9888 |
Baidu, Inc. |
BIU |
| 10 |
9988 |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. |
ALB |
Technical Documentation
Sample files for reference
- Capital Adjustment Series (“TP011”)
- Automatic Exercise Information for stock options report (“TP013”)
- Daily Trading Activity & Open Positions Summary (“DTOP”)
- Daily Risk Parameter file (“RPF”, ”RP006” and “RP009”)
- Weekly Series Information
- LOP report specification
- LOP report template