Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today the addition of HKEX’s currency futures and options to the list of eligible products for Derivatives Holiday Trading, effective 29 March 2024.
Currency products to be included in Derivatives Holiday Trading are:
- US Dollar vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) (USD/CNH) Futures
- Mini US Dollar vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) (Mini USD/CNH) Futures
- US Dollar vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) (USD/CNH) Options
- Euro vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) (EUR/CNH) Futures
- Australian Dollar vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) (AUD/CNH) Futures
- Japanese Yen vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) (JPY/CNH) Futures
- Indian Rupee vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) (INR/CNH) Futures
- Indian Rupee vs US Dollar (INR/USD) Futures
- Renminbi (Hong Kong) vs US Dollar (CNH/USD) Futures
HKEX launched Derivatives Holiday Trading in May 2022, allowing investors to trade non-HKD products during Hong Kong holidays, when the markets of their underlying securities may be open. Currently, all 39 of HKEX’s MSCI index futures and options contracts are available for Derivatives Holiday Trading.
