Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)
China stimulus creates hedging headaches for HK warrants
Dealers say options liquidity issues during Hang Seng’s rollercoaster ride made the products tricky to risk manage and price
Dealers bullish on upcoming offshore CGB futures relaunch
Better contracts and deeper foreign interest in China bonds set to spur uptake, but launch date unclear
CCPs show support for daily stress margin tools
Anti-procyclicality measure floated by HKEX official sparks interest from rivals including Nasdaq
First Korean issuer joins Hong Kong warrants market
Kisa anticipates warrant and autocallable hedging synergies
Blow-out on ‘dim sum’ bonds fuels boom in offshore rates options
Swaptions on USD/CNH swaps enjoy boost as investors adopt ‘all-you-can-eat’ approach to callables
Huatai launches its first Hong Kong CBBC
Two more securities houses set to follow Chinese firm into Hong Kong’s listed structured products market
Nickel odium: critics pan BoE role in LME meltdown
Last year’s nickel fiasco calls into question effectiveness of UK supervisory model – and of central bank’s part
Offshore CGB futures relaunch likely to be delayed till Q1 2024
Dealers say HKEX is deferring products while it seeks approval from mainland Chinese regulators
HKEX and LCH look to expand eligible collateral
Chinese government bonds in the frame as clearing houses seek to boost non-cash margin options
HKEX expected to cover damages in LME nickel lawsuits
Legal costs cannot be passed to members as non-default losses under the LME’s rule book, lawyers say
China eyes new derivatives contracts to boost investor morale
Regulator announces futures and options products on mainland and HK, but there are doubts it will help
HKEX eyes options contracts on MSCI A-shares index
Warrant issuers could benefit from roll-out of additional hedging instruments
Eurex wargames pricing derivatives during disruption events
Ukraine war and tech glitches prompt German exchange to set out methods for handling market closures
Swap Connect growth hampered by unwinding issues
Users’ inability to trade bespoke swaps to unwind positions deters foreign investors
DisConnect: no deluge of demand for onshore CNY swaps – yet
Despite modest uptake, new onshore swaps on China’s Swap Connect could outdo non-deliverable IRSs, say dealers
Swap Connect shines light on US client clearing hurdles
New scheme may intensify calls for CFTC to reassess its exempt DCO limitations
Asia moves: Senior hires at Nomura, HKEX and more
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Hong Kong’s inline warrants fall from grace
Volumes plunge 97% as rising volatility turns off investors
PBoC releases draft rules for Swap Connect
Foreign access to onshore CNY swaps limited to interbank bond market users, while Isda docs aren’t ruled out
People: LME chair quits, Goldman and BlackRock lay-offs, and more
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China bond futures to be relaunched in Hong Kong
Products expected to be back on HKSE next year – six years after being suspended