H-shares Index Options
 
Commodity Name H-shares Index Options
Location Hong Kong
Exchange Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited
Underlying Index/Index Hang Seng China Enterprises (the share price index of that name compiled, computed and disseminated by HSI Services Ltd.)*
Contract Multiplier HK$50 per index point*
Contract Months Spot Month, the next two calendar months, the next three calendar quarter months (i.e. quarterly months are March, June, September, and December)
Trading Hours
Hong Kong Time   9:15am - 12:00 noon
    1:30pm - 4:15pm
Trading Hours on Expiry Day
Hong Kong Time   9:15am - 12:00 noon
    1:30pm - 4:00pm#
# The closing time shall be adjusted automatically to correspond with the closing time of the underlying cash market, as it may be set from time to time.
Trading Method The Exchange's Automated Trading System (HKATS)
Expiry Day The Business Day immediately preceding the last Business Day of the Contract Month
Option Premium Option Premium is quoted in whole index points
Contracted Value Option Premium multiplied by the Contract Multiplier
Cabinet Trade HK$1.50 per contract to include all applicable levies
Strike Prices
Strike Prices shall be set as follows:
HSCEI (Index points)   Intervals
Below 2,000   50
At or above 2,000 but below 8,000   100
At or above 8,000   200
On any business day, new consecutive Strike Prices may be set for, or added to, each Option Contract (other than the Spot Month Option Contract on or after the 5th business day preceding the Expiry Day) such that at all times there will be Strike Prices representing not less than 10% above, at, and not less than 10% below the at-the-money Strike Price of the Option Contract. On any business day in a given month, the at-the-money Strike Price of each Option Contract shall be the previous business day's Closing Quotation (as defined in the HKCC Rules) of (i) the Spot Month HSCEI Futures Contract for any day prior to the Expiry Day; and (ii) the next month HSCEI Futures Contract for any day on or after the Expiry Day, rounded off to the nearest Strike Price, unless the Closing Quotation is precisely midway between two Strike Prices in which case it shall be rounded off to the lower Strike Price.

Strike Prices shall be set on a temporary basis at other intervals as may from time to time be determined by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Commission or at other intervals as may from time to time be determined by the Board in consultation with the Commission. The Exchange reserves the right to introduce new or delete existing Strike Prices at any time.
Exercise Style European Style options which may only be exercised on Expiry Day
Settlement on Exercise Cash (Hong Kong dollar) settlement of the Final Settlement Value
Final Settlement Day Business Day immediately following Expiry Day
Official Settlement Price The Official Settlement Price for Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options shall be a number, rounded down to the nearest whole number, determined by the Clearing House and shall be the average of the values of the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index taken at five (5) minute intervals during the Expiry Day*.
Position Limits 6,000 net long or net short contracts in any one series for the account of an Exchange Participant; and
6,000 net long or net short contracts in any one series for the account of a Client carried by the Exchange Participant.
Large Open Positions 500 net long or net short contracts in any one series for the account of an Exchange Participant; and
500 net long or net short contracts in any one series for the account of a Client carried by the Exchange Participant.
Minimum Fluctuations One index point
Trading Fees & Levies**
(per contract per side)
Exchange Fee   HK$3.50
SFC Levy   HK$0.80
Total   HK$4.30
Exercise Fees A fee of HK$3.50 will be charged by the Exchange for each option contract exercised. Option contracts not exercised shall be deemed to have expired worthless and will not be assessed an exercise fee.
* Same as the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures Contract.

** Fees and levies are subjected to change and investors should consult their brokers.
The above information is subject to change based on market conditions.