Profile of the HSI

--> The HSI futures market is based upon the Hang Seng stock index, which is the primary stock index of HKEX (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing) in Hong Kong. The Hang Seng index is calculated using prices of the 38 capitalization weighted companies, and the HSI futures market is traded on the HKFE (Hong Kong Futures Exchange) from 9:45 AM to 12:30 AM, and from 1:00 PM to 4:15 PM Hong Kong Time. The HSI futures market has a daily trading volume of approximately 50000 contracts, and a daily price range of approximately 300 points (300 ticks).
As of March 2011, the Hang Seng stock index includes the following 45 companies :
HSBC Holdings Hang Seng Bank Bank of East Asia HKEx China Construction Bank Ind. and Com. Bank of China Ping An Insurance BOC Hong Kong China Life Bank of Communications Bank of China CLP Holdings Hong Kong and China Gas Hong Kong Electric Holdings China Resources Power Cheung Kong Henderson Land Development Sun Hung Kai Properties Sino Land Hang Lung Properties China Overseas Land China Resources Land Wharf Hutchison Whampoa New World Development Swire Pacific MTR Corporation China Merchants Holdings CITIC Pacific China Resources Enterprise Cathay Pacific Airways Esprit Holdings Sinopec Li & Fung Tencent Holdings China Unicom PetroChina CNOOC China Mobile China Shenhua Energy COSCO Pacific Belle International China Coal Energy Foxconn International Aluminum Corporation The full contract specifications for the HSI futures market are as follows :
Symbol: HSI Expiration date (as of April 2011): April 28th 2011 (the penultimate trading day of every month) Exchange: HKEX (HKFE) Currency: HKD Multiplier / Contract value: 50 HKD Tick size / Minimum price change: 1 Tick value / Minimum price value: 50 HKD In 2007, the HSI futures market is open for trading every trading day (Monday to Friday), except for the following holidays :
January 01 February 19 February 20 April 05 April 06 April 09 May 01 May 24 June 19 July 02