Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. will begin offering futures tracking the HSI Volatility Index (VHSI) of options prices today.
Futures (VHSH2) on the benchmark, which tracks expected equity- market volatility over the next 30 days, are the first of their kind based on an Asian market, according to Calvin Tai, head of trading at the Hong Kong exchange.
The Osaka Securities Exchange Co. will begin offering futures on Japan's Nikkei Stock Average Volatility Index (VNKY) on Feb. 27, according to the bourse.
Volatility index futures have been trading in the U.S. since 2004 and Europe since 2005. The products were created as alternatives to so-called variance swaps, derivatives in which investors take a position on how much a stock or index will move with a bank or dealer instead of via a public exchange...
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Two SGX futures contracts now tradeable in U.S.
SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Singapore Exchange Ltd said investors in the United States can now directly trade two of its futures contracts from within the country.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission certified on Friday that the FTSE China A50 and MSCI Asia APEX 50 futures contracts may be offered and sold to individuals in the U.S., the Singapore bourse operator said in a statement on Monday.
The FTSE China A50 futures is the only offshore contract that provides exposure to China's domestic A-shares market, while the MSCI Asia APEX 50 is a proxy to the broader MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index, it said.
(Reporting by Charmian Kok; Editing by Anshuman Daga)
Source: Yahoo
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission certified on Friday that the FTSE China A50 and MSCI Asia APEX 50 futures contracts may be offered and sold to individuals in the U.S., the Singapore bourse operator said in a statement on Monday.
The FTSE China A50 futures is the only offshore contract that provides exposure to China's domestic A-shares market, while the MSCI Asia APEX 50 is a proxy to the broader MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index, it said.
(Reporting by Charmian Kok; Editing by Anshuman Daga)
Source: Yahoo
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Holidays on Chinese / Lunar New Year
Chinese / Lunar New Year 2012 (Chun Jie / 春节 2012) is the 'Year of Dragon' and it will be celebrated starting from new year eve. Since this year Chinese new year's eve falls on Sunday (Jan. 22, 2012), therefore actual holiday will start from Monday, 23 January 2012.
Although the festival will last for 15 days (till the 6 February 2012) but the Asian countries (shown below) will be celebrated their holiday(s) differently.
on Chinese New Year
* Note:
Since Chinese (Lunar) New Year is not an official holiday in some Asians' countries like Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand and Thailand. Therefore, trading hours will be traded as usual on Chinese (Lunar) New Year for these countries unless this day falls on weekend.
Although the festival will last for 15 days (till the 6 February 2012) but the Asian countries (shown below) will be celebrated their holiday(s) differently.
Holidays
| Stock Exchange | Holidays |
| China | Will be closed from Jan. 23 to 27 (Mon. to Fri.) |
| Hong Kong | Will be closed from Jan. 23 to 25 (Mon. to Wed.) |
| Indonesia | Will be closed on Jan. 23 (Mon.) |
| Malaysia | Will be closed from Jan. 23 to 24 (Mon. to Tues.) |
| Philippines | Will be closed on Jan. 23 (Mon.) |
| Singapore | Will be closed from Jan. 23 to 24 (Mon. to Tues.) |
| South Korea | Will be closed from Jan. 23 to 24 (Mon. to Tues.) |
| Taiwan | Will be closed from Jan. 23 to 27 (Mon. to Fri.) |
| Vietnam | Will be closed from Jan. 23 to 27 (Mon. to Fri.) |
* Note:
Since Chinese (Lunar) New Year is not an official holiday in some Asians' countries like Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand and Thailand. Therefore, trading hours will be traded as usual on Chinese (Lunar) New Year for these countries unless this day falls on weekend.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Philippine stock exchange extends trading hours on Jan. 2, 2012
The Philippine bourse, which closed on last Friday, was Asia's best-performing market last year with about 3.72 percent gain on year-to-date (YTD).
Starting today, daily trading hours at the Philippine Stock Exchange will be extended till 3.30pm (was extended to 1.00pm on Oct.3, 2011), this is part of a two-phase programme by the bourse as it prepares to link up with other Southeast Asian markets.
Trading will now run up to 3:30 p.m. [GMT+8] in the local bourse. Previously, the stock market was open from 9:30 a.m. to 01:00pm, excluding a 10-minute run off period.
Trading hours will be stretched further from today with trading to run up to 3:30 p.m. , the market open remains at 9:30 a.m. with a lunch break from 12pm to 1:30 p.m.
Cross-border trading among Southeast Asian markets is set to be launched in March 2012. The Thai bourse , Singapore Exchange , Bursa Malaysia and the PSE are currently working to set up a regional trading network.
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plans to transform itself into a unified trading bloc with free flow of capital by 2015.
The region also includes Indonesia, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Source: Yahoo
Starting today, daily trading hours at the Philippine Stock Exchange will be extended till 3.30pm (was extended to 1.00pm on Oct.3, 2011), this is part of a two-phase programme by the bourse as it prepares to link up with other Southeast Asian markets.
Trading will now run up to 3:30 p.m. [GMT+8] in the local bourse. Previously, the stock market was open from 9:30 a.m. to 01:00pm, excluding a 10-minute run off period.
Trading hours will be stretched further from today with trading to run up to 3:30 p.m. , the market open remains at 9:30 a.m. with a lunch break from 12pm to 1:30 p.m.
Cross-border trading among Southeast Asian markets is set to be launched in March 2012. The Thai bourse , Singapore Exchange , Bursa Malaysia and the PSE are currently working to set up a regional trading network.
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plans to transform itself into a unified trading bloc with free flow of capital by 2015.
The region also includes Indonesia, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Source: Yahoo
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