HKEX and MSCI to launch suite of indexes in Asia and Emerging Markets futures and options contracts LeapRate

May 27, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HKEX and MSCI to launch suite of indexes in Asia and Emerging Markets futures and options contracts

Charles Li, Chief Executive, HKEX commented: This is very exciting news indeed for Hong Kong and HKEX. As the global markets leader in the Asian timezone, and reflecting our unique role connecting markets and investors across the world, we are very pleased to today be announcing this major agreement with MSCI. Bringing enhanced liquidity to…

May 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Charles Li to step down as chief executive of HKEX

Li started as an oilfield worker in north-eastern China, worked as a journalist and banker before heading Hong Kong stock exchange. The company has formed a selection committee comprised of HKEX Chairman Laura M Cha as head and HKEX Directors Apurv Bagri, Benjamin Hung and Rafael Gil-Tienda to conduct a formal search process. Laura M…

April 23, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HKEX to implement Volatility Control Mechanism enhancements

HKEX’s Head of Markets Wilfred Yiu said: The enhancement will further strengthen our stock-level safeguards during extreme price volatility, and reflect changes in international practice and regulatory guidance. HKEX discovered substantial market support for the proposal for implementing first phase of VCM enhancements, based on the consultation feedback. The first phase includes: Expansion of VCM…

January 02, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX adds Daisy Cheung to its Risk Management Committee

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has just announced that it has added Daisy Cheung to its Risk Management Committee (Statutory) (RMC). Daisy Cheung is the new chairman of the Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (HKICL) and her appointment has been made in accordance with the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Cheung replaced Gao Yingxin, the…

December 02, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Avelacom joins HKEX' ecosystem of network service providers

Avelacom, the high-performance global connectivity and IT infrastructure provider for the financial services industry, has announced earlier today that it has enhanced its high-speed network performance. The company has teamed up with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEX) and joined its ecosystem of network service providers to offer the market’s lowest latency route between…

October 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Doo Tech launches MT5 bridge connection to HKEX

Doo Tech, a global trading solutions provider, has just announced that it has released the Bridge Cloud service for connection to the Hong Kong Exchange. By connecting the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform to HKEX, forex brokers will now be able to extend their business, start offering futures instruments and receive real-time quotes without delay. The…

September 12, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Hong Kong Exchange offers $37 billion to buy the London Stock Exchange

Exchange consolidation is not very common in today's international markets, it seems. However, this didn't stop the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) to make an unsolicited $36.6 billion offer for the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The takeover bid stunned the financial world, as many experts called the unsolicited bid "aggressive" and "unexpected". HKEX commented that the…

September 03, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX launch Indian Rupee (INR) Currency Futures

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that they will launch Indian Rupee (INR) Currency Futures in Q4 2019. The exchange plans to introduce two new futures contracts: the INR vs US Dollar (INR/USD) Futures; and the INR vs Renminbi traded in Hong Kong (INR/CNH) Futures. The INR/CNH Futures contract will be the first…

February 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options adds more APAC clients to its Managed Colocation service

Options, a global provider of colocation services and market data for trading firms, revealed that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX – ALC Australian Liquidity Centre), the Korea Exchange (KRX) and the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) have signed up to its Managed Colocation service. Sydney’s Equinix SY2 has also joined Options as its second Australian client…

October 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX launches enhanced HKEX news website

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has just announced that it has unveiled a new look for its HKEXnews website to provide a better user experience, as well as to align it more closely with HKEX’s corporate and market websites. The HKEXnews website provides access to regulatory filings and disclosures of Hong Kong-listed companies.…

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