Commodity Name |
Hang Seng Index Futures (HSIF) |
Location |
Hong Kong |
Exchange |
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited |
Contract Multiplier |
HK$50 per index point* |
Contract Months |
Spot Month, the next calendar month, and the next two calendar quarterly months (i.e. quarterly months are March, June, September, and December) |
Minimum Fluctuation |
One index point |
Maximum Fluctuation |
Nil |
Contracted Price |
The price in whole index points at which a Hang Seng Index Futures Contract is registered by the Clearing House |
Contracted Value |
Contracted Price multiplied by Contract Multiplier |
Position Limits |
Position delta for Hang Seng Index Futures, Hang Seng Index Options, Mini-Hang Seng Index Futures and Mini-Hang Seng Index Options combined of 10,000 long or short in all Contract Months combined provided the position delta for Mini-Hang Seng Index Futures or Mini-Hang Seng Index Options shall not at any time exceed 2,000 long or short in all Contract Months combined. For this purpose, the position delta of one Mini-Hang Seng Index Futures Contract will have a value of 0.2 and the position delta of one Mini-Hang Seng Index Option Contract will be one-fifth of the position delta of the corresponding series in the Hang Seng Index Option Contract. |
Large Open Positions |
500 net long or net short contracts, in any one Contract Month, per Exchange Participant for the Exchange Participant's own behalf; and 500 net long or net short contracts, in any one Contract Month, per Client. |
Pre-Market Opening Period |
Hong Kong Time |
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8:45am - 9:15am |
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1:00pm - 1:30pm |
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Trading Hours |
Hong Kong Time |
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9:15am - 12:00 noon |
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1:30pm - 4:15pm |
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Trading Hours on Last Trading Day |
Hong Kong Time |
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9:15am - 12:00 noon |
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1:30pm - 4:00pm# |
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# 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. |
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Trading Method |
The Exchange's Automated Trading System (HKATS) |
Final Settlement Day |
The first Business Day after the Last Trading Day |
Settlement Method |
Cash settled contract of difference |
Last Trading Day |
The Business Day immediately preceding the last Business Day of the Contract Month |
Final Settlement Price |
The Final Settlement Price for Hang Seng Index Futures Contracts shall be a number, rounded down to the nearest whole number, determined by the Clearing House and shall be the average of quotations of the Hang Seng Index taken at five (5) minute intervals during the Last Trading Day and compiled, computed and disseminated by HSI Services Ltd*. The Chief Executive of the Exchange has the power under the Regulations for trading Stock Index Futures Contracts to determine the Final Settlement Price under certain circumstances. |
Trading Fees & Levies
(Per Contract Per Side) |
Exchange Fee |
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HK$10.00 |
SFC Levy |
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HK$0.80 |
Total |
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HK$10.80 |
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* Same as the Hang Seng Index Options contract
Note: The Hang Seng Index Futures Contract and the Mini-Hang Seng Index Futures Contract are fungible. Positions in these two Exchange Contracts will be netted automatically (in the case of House and Registered Trader accounts) or may be closed out (in the case of Client account) in accordance with the Clearing House Rules. |
The above information is subject to change based on market conditions. |