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Options Trading Rules of the Stock Exchange
Chapter 1 - Definitions and Interpretation
101 |
Definition |
102-105 |
Interpretation |
106-107 |
Applicability of the Exchange Rules |
108 |
Amendment |
109A -109C |
Exclusion of Liability |
110 |
Governing Law |
111-113 |
Notice |
114-115 |
Transitional Provisions |
Chapter 2 - Options Trading Exchange Participantship
201-202 |
Participation |
203 |
Qualification |
204 |
Applications |
205 |
[Repealed] |
206-207 |
Approval or Refusal |
208 |
Registration |
209-209C |
Registers |
209D |
Publication of a list of Options Exchange Participants |
210 |
[Repealed] |
210A |
Access to HKATS |
211-214 |
[Repealed] |
Chapter 3 - Options Exchange Participants' Obligations
301 |
Compliance with the Options Trading Rules |
302-302C |
Continuing Obligations |
303-304 |
[Repealed] |
305 |
Transaction Levies and Investor Compensation Levy |
306-309 |
No Transfer of Options Exchange Participantship or System Access Rights |
310-315 |
Resignation as an Options Exchange Participant |
316 |
Incapacity |
317-317A |
Confidentiality by the Exchange |
318 |
Fees |
Chapter 4 - Options Exchange Participants and Their Clients
401 |
[Repealed] |
401A-402 |
Options Broking Agreement |
403 |
[Repealed] |
404 |
Disclosure of Client's Information |
405-408 |
[Repealed] |
409-409B |
Restrictions on Client Business |
410 |
[Repealed] |
411-412 |
Client Contracts |
413-414 |
[Repealed] |
415-417 |
Exercise of Client Contracts |
418-421 |
[Repealed] |
422 |
Disclosure |
423 |
[Repealed] |
424-426A |
Client Margin Requirements |
427 |
[Repealed] |
428 |
Premium |
429 |
Set Off |
430-431 |
Default by Clients |
432-433 |
[Repealed] |
433A |
Client's Money |
434 |
Confidentiality by Options Exchange Participants |
435-441A |
Position Limits |
442 |
Exercise Limits |
Chapter 5 - The Options Trading System
500 |
General Provisions |
500A |
[Repealed] |
501-505 |
Access to the Options Trading System |
506-506C |
Establishment of Prescribed Risk Controls in HKATS |
507 |
Adjustments to Contracts ("Capital Adjustments") |
508 |
[Repealed] |
509-512 |
Recording of Orders and Quotes |
513-517 |
Recording of Trades |
517A |
Matching and Ranking of Orders in HKATS |
518-522A |
Rules for Order Entry |
522B |
Amendment and Cancellation of Orders |
522C-522G |
Self-match Prevention |
523-523A |
Trade and Position Corrections |
524-528 |
Give-Ups |
529 |
Block Trades |
530-531 |
Contractual Relationships |
532-539A |
NCPs and GCPs |
540-542 |
Error Trades |
543 |
[Repealed] |
544 |
Disputes |
545 |
Limitation of Liability |
546-552 |
[Repealed] |
Chapter 6 - Market Makers
601-605 |
Applications for Market Maker Permits |
606-607 |
Form and Duration of Market Maker Permits |
608-612 |
Obligations of Regular Market Makers |
612A-612E |
Obligations of Primary Market Makers |
613-614 |
Rights of Market Makers |
614A-614B |
Identification of Jobbing Transactions |
614C-614D |
Recording of Hedging Activities |
615-619 |
Suspension, Revocation and Surrender |
Chapter 7 - Default Procedures
701-710 |
Default |
711 |
General |
712 |
Indemnity |
713-717 |
Suspension or Cancellation of Options Exchange Participantship |
718 |
Default Procedures Prevail |
Chapter 8 - Disciplinary
801-802 |
Situations Calling for Disciplinary Action |
803 |
Co-operation |
804 |
Notification |
805-806 |
Disciplinary Action and Procedures |
Chapter 9 - Emergency Procedures
901-903 |
Suspension of Options Trading |
904 |
[Repealed] |
904A |
Special Events |
905 |
Facsimile Instruction Entry |
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