Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)
Blow-out on ‘dim sum’ bonds fuels boom in offshore rates options
Swaptions on USD/CNH swaps enjoy boost as investors adopt ‘all-you-can-eat’ approach to callables
Avelacom reduces London to Hong Kong latency to 150ms
Improvements to the firm’s network are part of its increased focus on Asia
First cross-currency swap cleared at Eurex
Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan first to use service and two more banks are onboarding as CCP hopes to extend offering to clients in 2020
Eurex to launch cross-currency swap clearing ‘within weeks’
Clearing service will target dealer-to-dealer trades before later rolling out to clients
Hibor may drop, but rates volatility will stay
Open interest of Hibor futures on HKEX on rise as market reacts to HKD rates’ higher volatility
Traiana offers USD/CNH and USD/HKD clearing via HKEX’s OTC Clear
The deliverable contracts are forwarded to the Hong Kong Exchange via Traiana’s clearing hub CCP Connect
HKEx appoints Laura Cha as chairman of board
Cha will be the first woman to lead the board of the Hong Kong Exchange
Surprise renminbi strengthening prompts unwinds
“A lot of long [US$] positions were unsustainable and had to be re-evaluated,” says FX structuring head
Renminbi options to debut on Hong Kong Exchange
HKEx expands range of currency products following doubling of futures contracts traded in 2016
HKEX promotion aims to boost new contract uptake
EUR/CNH, JPY/CNH, AUD/CNH and CNH/USD futures contracts went live on the exchange on May 30
HKEX and Thomson Reuters to create new renminbi indices
The indices will track the Chinese currency's exchange rate against that of other currencies
Hong Kong Exchange to expand renminbi futures offer
Four new futures contracts will be added in the second quarter of the year, giving investors new ways to hedge FX risk
Hong Kong Exchange to offer renminbi futures
The move aims to deepen links with mainland China and give investors new ways to tackle a fall in offshore liquidity