OREANDA-NEWS. Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce three new stock option classes on Monday, 22 June 2015: New China Life Insurance, Hang Seng H-Share Index ETF and CITIC Securities.

New China Life Insurance and CITIC Securities are both H-share companies and eligible for Southbound trading under Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, HKEx’s mutual market access programme with the Shanghai Exchange.  The Hang Seng H-Share Index ETF was the third most actively traded ETF at HKEx last month and accounted for about a fifth of the total ETF turnover.

HKEx has invited applications for Exchange Participants interested in serving as market makers for the three news option classes.

Stock option classes to be introduced on 22 June

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (1336)

NCL

1,000

10

1

\$3

Jun-2015,
Jul-2015,
Aug-2015,
Sep-2015,
Dec-2015,
Mar-2016,
Jun-2016

Hang Seng H-Share Index ETF (2828)

HCF

1,000

5

1

\$3

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. (6030)

CTS

1,000

2

1

\$3

The attached tables show HKEx’s stock option classes from 22 June.

Stock Option Classes Available for Trading at HKEx from 22 June 2015

Contract Size: More Than One Board Lot of the Underlying Shares

1

1288

Agricultural Bank of China Limited

XAB

10,000

10

1

50,000

2

1299

AIA Group Limited

AIA

1,000

5

1

50,000

3

1336

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.^

NCL

1,000

10

1

50,000

4

1339

The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited

PIN

5,000

5

2

50,000

5

1359

China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd

CDA

5,000

5

2

50,000

6

1988

China Minsheng Banking Corporation Limited

MSB

2,500

5

2

50,000

7

2601

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd.

CPI

1,000

5

1

50,000

8

2822

CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF

CSA

5,000

25

1

30,000

9

2823

iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF#

A50

5,000

50

1

50,000

10

2827

W.I.S.E. - CSI 300 China Tracker #

CS3

1,000

5

2

30,000

11

2828

Hang Seng H-Share Index ETF^

HCF

1,000

5

1

50,000

12

3188

ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF

AMC

2,000

10

1

30,000

13

3800

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

PLE

5,000

5

2

50,000

14

6030

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd.^

CTS

1,000

2

1

50,000

15

6837

Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.

HAI

2,000

5

1

50,000

Contract Size: One Board Lot of the Underlying Shares

1

1

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

CKH

500

1

50,000

2

2

CLP Holdings Limited

CLP

500

1

50,000

3

3

The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited

HKG

1,000

2

50,000

4

4

The Wharf (Holdings) Limited

WHL

1,000

1

50,000

5

5

HSBC Holdings Plc.

HKB

400

1

50,000

6

6

Power Assets Holdings Limited

HEH

500

1

50,000

7

11

Hang Seng Bank Limited

HSB

100

2

50,000

8

12

Henderson Land Development Company Limited

HLD

1,000

1

50,000

9

13

Hutchison Whampoa Limited

HWL

1,000

1

50,000

10

16

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited

SHK

1,000

1

50,000

11

17

New World Development Company Limited

NWD

1,000

3

50,000

12

19

Swire Pacific Limited

SWA

500

1

50,000

13

23

The Bank of East Asia, Limited

BEA

200

3

50,000

14

27

Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited

GLX

1,000

1

50,000

15

66

MTR Corporation Limited

MTR

500

2

50,000

16

135

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

KLE

2,000

1

50,000

17

151

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

WWC

1,000

2

50,000

18

267

CITIC Limited

CIT

1,000

2

50,000

19

293

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

CPA

1,000

2

50,000

20

330

Esprit Holdings Limited

ESP

100

3

50,000

21

358

Jiangxi Copper Company Limited

JXC

1,000

2

50,000

22

386

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

CPC

2,000

2

50,000

23

388

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

HEX

100

2

50,000

24

390

China Railway Group Limited

CRG

1,000

3

50,000

25

489

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd.

DFM

2,000

1

50,000

26

494

Li & Fung Limited

LIF

2,000

2

50,000

27

688

China Overseas Land & Investment Limited

COL

2,000

1

50,000

28

700

Tencent Holdings Limited

TCH

100

2

50,000

29

728

China Telecom Corporation Limited

CTC

2,000

3

50,000

30

762

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited

CHU

2,000

1

50,000

31

857

PetroChina Company Limited

PEC

2,000

2

50,000

32

883

CNOOC Limited

CNC

1,000

2

50,000

33

902

Huaneng Power International, Inc.

HNP

2,000

2

50,000

34

914

Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited

ACC

500

2

50,000

35

939

China Construction Bank Corporation

XCC

1,000

3

50,000

36

941

China Mobile Limited

CHT

500

1

50,000

37

992

Lenovo Group Limited

LEN

2,000

2

50,000

38

998

China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited

CTB

1,000

3

50,000

39

1044

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

HGN

500

1

30,000

40

1088

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited

CSE

500

2

50,000

41

1109

China Resources Land Ltd.

CRL

2,000

1

50,000

42

1171

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited

YZC

2,000

2

50,000

43

1186

China Railway Construction Corporation Limited

CRC

500

3

50,000

44

1211

BYD Company Limited

BYD

500

1

50,000

45

1398

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited

XIC

1,000

3

50,000

46

1800

China Communications Construction Company Limited

CCC

1,000

3

50,000

47

1880

Belle International Holdings Limited

BIH

1,000

3

50,000

48

1898

China Coal Energy Company Limited

CCE

1,000

3

50,000

49

1919

China COSCO Holdings Company Limited

CCS

500

3

50,000

50

1928

Sands China Ltd.

SAN

400

2

50,000

51

2038

FIH Mobile Limited

FIH

1,000

3

50,000

52

2282

MGM China Holdings Limited

MGM

400

2

50,000

53

2318

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.

PAI

500

1

50,000

54

2319

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

MEN

1,000

1

50,000

55

2328

PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited

PIC

2,000

1

50,000

56

2333

Great Wall Motor Co. Limited

GWM

500

2

50,000

57

2388

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited

BOC

500

2

50,000

58

2600

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited

ALC

2,000

3

50,000

59

2628

China Life Insurance Company Limited

CLI

1,000

2

50,000

60

2777

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.

RFP

400

3

50,000

61

2800

Tracker Fund of Hong Kong

TRF

500

2

50,000

62

2888

Standard Chartered PLC

STC

50

3

50,000

63

2899

Zijin Mining Group Company Limited

ZJM

2,000

3

50,000

64

3323

China National Building Material Company Limited

NBM

2,000

2

50,000

65

3328

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.

BCM

1,000

3

50,000

66

3888

Kingsoft Corporation Ltd.

KSO

1,000

2

50,000

67

3968

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.

CMB

500

3

50,000

68

3988

Bank of China Limited

XBC

1,000

3

50,000