THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED


香港期貨交易所有限公司

(香港交易及結算所有限公司全資附屬公司)

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited

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


NEWS RELEASE

20 April 2015

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 Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 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/eng/market/rm/rm_dcrm/riskdata/margin_hkcc/fomargin.htm).

Futures Contract Margin Rate Initial Margin

(HK$)

Maintenance Margin

(HK$)

iShares FTSE A50 China Index
ETF
Full Rate 9,080 /lot 7,270 /lot
Spread Rate 2,730 /spread 2,190 /spread
China Life Insurance Company
Ltd.
Full Rate 4,730 /lot 3,790 /lot
Spread Rate 1,420 /spread 1,140 /spread

CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF

Full Rate

9,120 /lot

7,300 /lot

Spread Rate

2,740 /spread

2,190 /spread

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
Full Rate 628 /lot 503 /lot
Spread Rate 189 /spread 151 /spread
HKFE emphasises that the above are minimum rates and Exchange Participants should set their margin requirements according to their clients' individual circumstances.
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