Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce three new stock option classes on 16 November this year (Monday): BYD, China COSCO and Guangzhou R&F Properties.
The first table below shows contract highlights. A general contract summary is posted on the HKEx website.
Stock Option Classes to be Introduced on 16 November
Underlying Stock |
Stock |
Contract Size* |
Expiry Months Available on |
BYD Co Ltd |
1211 |
500 |
November 2009 |
China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd |
1919 |
500 |
|
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co, Ltd |
2777 |
400 |
Stock options turnover in HKEx's derivatives market was 39,149,413 contracts in the first 10 months of this year, or about 48 per cent of the market's total turnover.
The following table shows all pending changes to HKEx's stock option classes.
HKEx's Stock Option Classes
Stock Code |
Underlying Stock |
Contract Size (Shares)* |
1 |
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited |
1,000 |
2 |
|
500 |
3 |
The |
1,000 |
4 |
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited |
1,000 |
5 |
HSBC Holdings Plc |
400 |
6 |
Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited |
500 |
11 |
Hang Seng Bank Limited |
100 |
12 |
Henderson Land Development Company Limited |
1,000 |
13 |
Hutchison Whampoa Limited |
1,000 |
16 |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited |
1,000 |
17 |
New World Development Company Limited |
1,000 |
19 |
Swire Pacific Limited 'A' |
500 |
23 |
The Bank of East Asia, Limited |
200 |
66 |
|
500 |
179 |
Johnson Electric Holdings Limited # |
500 |
203 |
Denway Motors Limited # |
2,000 |
267 |
CITIC Pacific Limited |
1,000 |
293 |
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited |
1,000 |
330 |
Esprit Holdings Limited |
100 |
358 |
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited |
1,000 |
386 |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation |
2,000 |
388 |
|
100 |
390 |
China Railway Group Limited |
1,000 |
494 |
Li & Fung Limited |
2,000 |
688 |
|
2,000 |
700 |
Tencent Holdings Limited |
100 |
728 |
China Telecom Corporation Limited |
2,000 |
762 |
|
2,000 |
857 |
PetroChina Company Limited |
2,000 |
883 |
CNOOC Limited |
1,000 |
902 |
Huaneng Power International, Inc |
2,000 |
939 |
China Construction Bank Corporation |
1,000 |
941 |
China Mobile Limited |
500 |
998 |
|
1,000 |
1038 |
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited # |
1,000 |
1088 |
China Shenhua Energy Company Limited |
500 |
1186 |
China Railway Construction Corporation Limited |
500 |
1211 |
|
500 |
1398 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited |
1,000 |
1800 |
China Communications Construction Company Limited |
1,000 |
1898 |
China Coal Energy Company Limited |
1,000 |
1919 |
China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd ^ |
500 |
2038 |
Foxconn International Holdings Limited |
1,000 |
2318 |
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd |
500 |
2328 |
PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited |
2,000 |
2388 |
BOC |
500 |
2600 |
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited |
2,000 |
2628 |
China Life Insurance Company Limited |
1,000 |
2777 |
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co, Ltd ^ |
400 |
2800 |
Tracker Fund of |
500 |
2899 |
Zijin Mining Group Company Limited |
2,000 |
3328 |
Bank of Communications Co, Ltd |
1,000 |
3968 |
China Merchants Bank Co, Ltd |
500 |
3988 |
Bank of China Limited |
1,000 |
# Gradual discontinuation of trading until
* One board lot of the underlying stock.