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 Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 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.

hang seng 40, bse 30, micex, hutchison whampoa ltd, china communications construction co ltd, li & fung ltd, wharf (holdings) ltd, china merchants bank co ltd, pacific ltd, china ltd, /spread bank of china ltd, new world development co ltd, gas co ltd, cheung kong (holdings) ltd, hong kong exchanges, aluminum corporation, sun hung kai properties ltd, china petroleum & chemical corporation, casualty company limited, clp holdings ltd, china unicom (hong kong) ltd, henderson land development co ltd, cnooc ltd, citic pacific ltd, china construction bank corporation, /spread bank of communications co ltd, bank of china ltd, foxconn international holdings ltd, hsbc holdings plc, hang seng bank ltd, mtr corporation ltd, china telecom corporation ltd, clearing limited, /spread the bank of east asia ltd, cathay pacific airways ltd, huaneng power international inc, swire pacific ltd, boc hong kong (holdings) ltd, china mobile ltd, power assets holdings ltd, petrochina company ltd, esprit holdings ltd, china life insurance company ltd, futures contracts hong kong futures exchange limited, china, /spread wharf, ping an, finance, derivatives, hang seng index, futures contract, china mobile limited, new world development company limited, zhong guo shi you hua gong gu fen you xian gong si, china communications construction company limited, hsbc holdings plc, zhong guo ren min cai chan bao xian gu fen you xian gong si, hang seng bank limited, nord pacific ltd, china telecom corporation limited, citic pacific limited, cathay pacific airways limited, cnooc limited, foxconn international holdings limited, hong kong exchanges and clearing limited, xin hong ji di chan fa zhan you xian gong si, bank of china limited, he ji huang pu you xian gong si, china life insurance company limited, petrochina company limited, zhong guo lv ye gu fen you xian gong si, esprit holdings limited, henderson land development company limited, swire pacific limited, clp holdings limited

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Futures Contract	Margin Rate	Initial Margin (HK$)		Maintenance Margin (HK$)
Hang Seng Index	Full Rate	66,250	/lot	53,000	/lot
	Spread Rate	7,500	/spread	6,000	/spread
Mini-Hang Seng Index	Full Rate	13,250	/lot	10,600	/lot
	Spread Rate	1,500	/spread	1,200	/spread
H-shares Index	Full Rate	34,700	/lot	27,750	/lot
	Spread Rate	10,450	/spread	8,350	/spread
Mini H-shares Index	Full Rate	6,940	/lot	5,550	/lot
	Spread Rate	2,090	/spread	1,670	/spread
HSCEI Dividend Point Index	Full Rate	1,880	/lot	1,510	/lot
	Spread Rate	2,260	/spread	1,820	/spread
HSI Dividend Point Index	Full Rate	3,610	/lot	2,890	/lot
	Spread Rate	4,340	/spread	3,470	/spread
HSI Volatility Index	Full Rate	31,560	/lot	25,250	/lot
	Spread Rate	9,470	/spread	7,580	/spread
IBOVESPA Futures	Full Rate	19,780	/lot	15,830	/lot
	Spread Rate	5,940	/spread	4,750	/spread
Sensex Index Futures	Full Rate	11,030	/lot	8,830	/lot
	Spread Rate	3,310	/spread	2,650	/spread
FTSE/JSE Top40 Futures	Full Rate	18,940	/lot	15,150	/lot
	Spread Rate	5,690	/spread	4,550	/spread
MICEX Index Futures	Full Rate	16,490	/lot	13,190	/lot
	Spread Rate	4,950	/spread	3,960	/spread
Three-Year EFN	Full Rate	10,890	/lot	8,710	/lot
	Spread Rate	3,270	/spread	2,620	/spread
One-Month HIBOR	Full Rate	418	/lot	335	/lot
	Spread Rate	Please refer to attached table
Three-Month HIBOR	Full Rate	696	/lot	557	/lot
	Spread Rate	Please refer to attached table
Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd	Full Rate	735	/lot	588	/lot
	Spread Rate	221	/spread	177	/spread
Bank of China Ltd	Full Rate	206	/lot	165	/lot
	Spread Rate	62	/spread	50	/spread
Bank of Communications Co Ltd	Full Rate	416	/lot	333	/lot
	Spread Rate	125	/spread	100	/spread
The Bank of East Asia Ltd	Full Rate	366	/lot	293	/lot
	Spread Rate	110	/spread	88	/spread
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd	Full Rate	682	/lot	546	/lot
	Spread Rate	205	/spread	164	/spread
China Construction Bank Corporation	Full Rate	389	/lot	311	/lot
	Spread Rate	117	/spread	94	/spread
China Communications Construction Co Ltd	Full Rate	829	/lot	663	/lot
	Spread Rate	249	/spread	199	/spread
China Mobile Ltd	Full Rate	2,690	/lot	2,150	/lot
	Spread Rate	807	/spread	645	/spread
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd	Full Rate	2,210	/lot	1,770	/lot
	Spread Rate	663	/spread	531	/spread
CITIC Pacific Ltd	Full Rate	810	/lot	648	/lot
	Spread Rate	243	/spread	195	/spread
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd	Full Rate	7,580	/lot	6,070	/lot
	Spread Rate	2,280	/spread	1,830	/spread
China Life Insurance Company Ltd	Full Rate	1,860	/lot	1,490	/lot
	Spread Rate	558	/spread	447	/spread
CLP Holdings Ltd	Full Rate	2,080	/lot	1,670	/lot
	Spread Rate	624	/spread	501	/spread
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd	Full Rate	618	/lot	495	/lot
	Spread Rate	186	/spread	149	/spread
CNOOC Ltd	Full Rate	1,210	/lot	968	/lot
	Spread Rate	363	/spread	291	/spread
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd	Full Rate	1,060	/lot	841	/lot
	Spread Rate	318	/spread	253	/spread
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation	Full Rate	1,140	/lot	912	/lot
	Spread Rate	342	/spread	274	/spread
China Telecom Corporation Ltd	Full Rate	591	/lot	473	/lot
	Spread Rate	178	/spread	142	/spread
Esprit Holdings Ltd	Full Rate	253	/lot	203	/lot
	Spread Rate	76	/spread	61	/spread
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd	Full Rate	831	/lot	665	/lot
	Spread Rate	250	/spread	200	/spread
Power Assets Holdings Ltd	Full Rate	1,750	/lot	1,400	/lot
	Spread Rate	525	/spread	420	/spread
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd	Full Rate	785	/lot	628	/lot
	Spread Rate	236	/spread	189	/spread
HSBC Holdings Plc	Full Rate	1,700	/lot	1,360	/lot
	Spread Rate	510	/spread	408	/spread
Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd	Full Rate	1,280	/lot	1,030	/lot
	Spread Rate	384	/spread	309	/spread
Henderson Land Development Co Ltd	Full Rate	3,360	/lot	2,690	/lot
	Spread Rate	1,010	/spread	807	/spread
Huaneng Power International Inc	Full Rate	1,100	/lot	874	/lot
	Spread Rate	330	/spread	263	/spread
Hang Seng Bank Ltd	Full Rate	650	/lot	520	/lot
	Spread Rate	195	/spread	156	/spread
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd	Full Rate	4,610	/lot	3,690	/lot
	Spread Rate	1,390	/spread	1,110	/spread
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd	Full Rate	364	/lot	291	/lot
	Spread Rate	110	/spread	88	/spread
Li & Fung Ltd	Full Rate	3,540	/lot	2,830	/lot
	Spread Rate	1,070	/spread	849	/spread
MTR Corporation Ltd	Full Rate	867	/lot	694	/lot
	Spread Rate	261	/spread	209	/spread
New World Development Co Ltd (NWD - Multiplier = 1,000)	Full Rate	900	/lot	720	/lot
	Spread Rate	270	/spread	216	/spread
New World Development Co Ltd (NWA - Multiplier = 1,089)	Full Rate	980	/lot	784	/lot
	Spread Rate	294	/spread	235	/spread
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd	Full Rate	2,690	/lot	2,150	/lot
	Spread Rate	807	/spread	645	/spread
PetroChina Company Ltd	Full Rate	1,430	/lot	1,140	/lot
	Spread Rate	429	/spread	342	/spread
PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (PIC - Multiplier = 2,000)	Full Rate	2,140	/lot	1,710	/lot
	Spread Rate	642	/spread	513	/spread
PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (PIA - Multiplier = 2,098)	Full Rate	2,245	/lot	1,794	/lot
	Spread Rate	673	/spread	538	/spread
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd	Full Rate	12,780	/lot	10,230	/lot
	Spread Rate	3,840	/spread	3,070	/spread
Swire Pacific Ltd 'A' (SWA - Multiplier = 500)	Full Rate	2,800	/lot	2,240	/lot
	Spread Rate	840	/spread	672	/spread