Five new Stock Options to be introduced on 23 March
Stock Options average daily turnover exceeds 500,000 contracts in first two months of 2020
Trading of eight Stock Futures and two Stock Options will be discontinued on 30 March
HKEX is pleased to announce today the launch of five new stock option classes on Monday, 23 March 2020.
Stock options trading volumes at HKEX have been very active this year, with average daily turnover of over 520,000 contracts, a 17.6 per cent increase compared with the average daily turnover in 2019.
New Option Classes to be introduced:
Separately, HKEX will discontinue trading in several stock futures and options contracts on 30 March 2020 by taking the following actions:
No new contract months / new expiry months or series will be introduced for trading; and
All existing futures contract months / option series will be available for trading until expiry.
Stock Futures Contracts to be discontinued:
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (293)
Li & Fung Limited (494)
Fosun International Ltd (656)
Semiconductor Manufacturing Int’l Corp (981)
China Southern Airlines Co Ltd (1055)
CRRC Corporation Ltd (1766)
China Oilfield Services Ltd (2883)
Huatai Securities Co Ltd (6886)
Stock Option Contracts to be discontinued:
Li & Fung Limited (494)
Standard Chartered PLC (2888)
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