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FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (FXI China 25) Futures & Options Launch Date: 23rd May 2005 HKEx Corporate Mission The mission of HKEx is to operate a world-class marketplace for Hong Kong and Mainland China securities and derivatives products. 2 HKEx – The Largest International Capital Formation & Trading Centre for Mainland Enterprises Mainland Enterprises For the year 2004 Market total Total As % of total market Listed companies 1,096 304 27.7% 70 44 63% HK$6,965 billion HK$2,020 billion 30.2% Funds raised by IPOs HK$97.5 billion HK$76.4 billion 78.9% Average daily turnover HK$13.7 billion HK$6.7 billion 49% (As at end of Dec 2004) Number of New Listings Market capitalisation (As at end of Dec 2004) 3 HKEx – The Trading Centre for Mainland Enterprise Derivatives • H-shares Index Futures • H-shares Index Options • 16 Stock Options / Futures on Mainland enterprises: 6 on individual H-shares 10 on individual Red-chips • FXI China 25 Futures & Options 4 Why FXI China 25 Index Futures & Options? • To expand product offerings to meet market demand for derivatives products on Mainland enterprises listed in Hong Kong • To complement H-shares index futures and options trading 5 Why FXI China 25 is chosen for trading? • Broad-based index covering both H-shares and Red-chips suitable for derivatives trading, hedging and arbitrage • Constituent stocks restricted to 25 most liquid shares of Mainland enterprises listed in Hong Kong • The weighting of each constituent stock is capped to maintain a balanced composition – meets regulatory requirements • Widely recognised by OTC structured products issuers with US$3 billion of OTC products referenced to FXI China 25 6 FXI China 25 Index Performance vs. HSI FXI China 25 has out-performed the Hang Seng Index (from Jan 2003 to Mar 2005) % change 120% HSI Index FTSE Xinhua China 25 Index 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Mar/05 Feb/05 Jan/05 Dec/04 Oct/04 Sep/04 Aug/04 Jul/04 Jun/04 Apr/04 Mar/04 Feb/04 Jan/04 Nov/03 Oct/03 Sep/03 Aug/03 Jul/03 May/03 Apr/03 Mar/03 Feb/03 Jan/03 -20% 7 FXI China 25 Index 20-Days Annualised Volatility vs. HSI FXI China 25 has higher volatility than the Hang Seng Index (from Jan 2003 to Mar 2005) 60% HSI Index Volatility FTSE Xinhua China 25 Index 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Mar/05 Feb/05 Jan/05 Dec/04 Nov/04 Oct/04 Sep/04 Aug/04 Jul/04 Jun/04 May/04 Apr/04 Mar/04 Feb/04 Jan/04 Dec/03 Nov/03 Oct/03 Sep/03 Aug/03 Jul/03 Jun/03 May/03 Apr/03 Mar/03 Feb/03 Jan/03 0% 8 FXI China 25 Summary Statistics • Index Level* : 8,254.83 • Investible Market Cap* : HK$416.87 billion • Average Daily Turnover# : of constituent stocks in HK HK$4.31 billion • 20-day Annualised* Historical Volatility : 15% (vs. HSI 11%) • Index Return# : 85.4% (vs. HSI 57.2%) * As of 31 Mar 2005 # from 1 Apr 2003 to 31 Mar 2005 9 FXI China 25 Index Top 10 Constituents Ticker Company Name Type 941 857 2388 386 883 267 2628 2318 1199 902 China Mobile PetroChina BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) China Petroleum & Chemical CNOOC CITIC Pacific China Life Insurance Ping An Insurance COSCO Pacific Huaneng Power International Red-chip H-share Red-chip H-share Red-chip Red-chip H-share H-share Red-chip H-share *weighting as of 18 April 2005 Weighting* 9.99% 9.05% 8.12% 6.88% 5.93% 4.05% 4.05% 4.01% 4.01% 3.99% 10 FXI China 25 Index Futures Summary Trading Symbol : FXC Contract Multiplier : HK$50 Contract Value is around* : HK$412,742 (vs. HK$675,844 for Hang Seng Index Futures and HK$239,639 for H-shares Index Futures) Minimum Fluctuation : 1 index point Contract Months : Spot, the next calendar month, and the next two calendar quarter months Exchange Fee : HK$5.00 Settlement Fee : HK$5.00 Commission : Negotiable *contracted value based on 31 Mar 2005 closing 11 Features of FXI China 25 Futures and Options • Fully Automated Trading & Integrated Clearing • Low Transaction Costs • PRiME Margining System • Hedging Vehicle • Arbitrage Opportunities • Spread Trading with H-shares Products • Dynamic Options Strategies 12 Waiver and Exemption Exchange Fee $5.00 / contract: SFC Levy $1.00 / contract: 3-month Waiver after launch ! 6-month Exemption after launch ! 13 Joint Promotion Programmes • Index Promotion Program sponsored by FXI - Index guessing games - Radio broadcast of FXI China 25 Index • Investment Event on 21 May 2005 to be sponsored by HKEx, sponsoring Exchange Participants and others - Exhibitions and seminars (covering 1,200 people) 14 Education & Communication Programme • HKEx will conduct the following education programme - Continuous Professional Training courses for practitioners - Briefings for Exchange Participants - Seminars for professional bodies - Public seminars for investing public 15 Questions & Answers 16