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Trading Fees and Commissions

Updated: 30 December 2008

1. Hang Seng Index Futures 

Trading Fee and Levies
Exchange Fee HK$10.00 per contract per side
Commission Levy HK$0.80 per contract per side
Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$10.80 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.


2. Hang Seng Index Options 

Trading Fee and Levies
Exchange Fee HK$10.00 per contract per side
Commission Levy HK$0.80 per contract per side
Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$10.80 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.


3. Stock Futures

Trading Fee and Levies  
Exchange Fee HK$3.50 per contract per side
Commission Levy HK$0.16 per contract per side
Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$3.66 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.

4. Stock Options

Trading Tariff  
Tier 1 Stock Options HK$3.00  per contract per side
Tier 2 Stock Options HK$1.00  per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.



 5. HIBOR Futures 

Trading Fee and Levies  
Exchange Fee HK$5.00 per contract per side
Commission Levy HK$0.80 per contract per side
Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$5.80 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.


6. Mini - Hang Seng Index Futures 

Trading Fee and Levies  
Exchange Fee HK$3.50 per contract per side
Commission Levy HK$0.16 per contract per side
Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$3.66 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.


7. Mini - Hang Seng Index Options

Trading Fee and Levies  
Exchange Fee HK$2.00 per contract per side
Commission Levy HK$0.16 per contract per side
Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$2.16 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.


8. Three-Year Exchange Fund Note (EFN) Futures

Trading Fee and Levies  
Exchange Fee HK$6.00 per contract per side
Commission Levy HK$0.80 per contract per side
Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$6.80 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.


9. H-shares Index Futures  

Trading Fee and Levies  
Exchange Fee HK$3.50 per contract per side
Commission Levy HK$0.80 per contract per side
Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$4.30 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.


10. H-shares Index Options

Trading Fee and Levies
Exchange Fee HK$3.50 per contract per side 
Commission Levy HK$0.80  per contract per side
Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$4.30 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.


11. Mini H-shares Index Futures

Trading Fee and Levies          
Exchange Fee HK$2.00 per contract per side
Commission Levy

HK$0.16 per contract per side

Investor Compensation Levy* HK$0.00 per contract per side
Total HK$2.16 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.

12. Gold Futures

Trading Fee and Levies                                                   
Exchange Fee

USD1.30 per contract per side

(Waived from 20 October 2008 to 19 January 2009 inclusive) 

Commission Levy

USD0.10 per contract per side

(Exempted from 20 October 2008 to 17 April 2009 inclusive)

Investor Compensation Levy* NIL
Total USD1.40 per contract per side
Commission Negotiable
The amount indicated above is subject to change from time to time.



*   Pursuant to an exemption notice made under section 25(1) of the Securities and Futures (Investor Compensation
       -   Levy) Rules and gazetted on 11 November 2005, no Investor Compensation Levy shall be payable in respect
     of a  sale and purchase of futures and options contract on or after 19 December 2005 until further notice.