HKEX unveils stock futures incentives programme

This includes a six-month trading fee waiver.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited announced an incentive programme for its stock futures which includes a six-month trading fee waiver and incentives for market makers.

According to a press release, the trading fee waiver will be applied for all accounts used for trading futures contracts listed on the Exchange from March 1 to August 31, 2018. 

The throttle fee waiver for market makers providing continuous quotes (CQMMs) includes a waiver of two OMnet Application Programming Interface monthly sublicence fee per Stock Futures Contract and a waiver of one-off fee for applying for an increase in the Central Gateway throughput rate by one standard Securities Throttle rate per selected Stock Futures Contract.