HKEX to Expand Offerings with Ant Futures and Options

​Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), one of the world’s major exchange groups operating a range of equity, commodity, fixed income and currency markets, announced that it will offer investors more options on Ant Group Co Ltd shares on the debut date (5 November 2020).

According to HKEX’s statement, Ant Futures and Options will be introduced on 5 November 2020, subject to the listing of the Ant shares at HKEX on that date.

Further, HKEX informed issuers they can list derivative warrants on Ant shares when the shares debut on HKEX’s securities market.

Ant shares will also be included in HKEX’s designated securities eligible for short selling on 5 November 2020, subject to the listing of the Ant shares at HKEX on that date.

HKEX is the world’s leading IPO market and as Hong Kong’s only securities and derivatives exchange and sole operator of its clearing houses, it is uniquely placed to offer regional and international investors access to Asia’s most vibrant markets.

HKEX is also the global leader in metals trading, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, The London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear Limited. This commodity franchise was further enhanced with the launch of Qianhai Mercantile Exchange (QME), in China, in 2018.