Hong Kong Optionable Stocks

About The Hong Kong Exchange - HKEX
Established in 1976, the Hong Kong Commodity Exchange (the predecessor of Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited) is a derivatives leader in the Asia-Pacific region. The main products traded on the commodity exchange were cotton futures, sugar futures, soybean futures and gold futures. The Hong Kong Commodity Exchange was renamed the Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) on 7 May 1985.

HKFE launched on 6 May 1986 its flagship product, the HSI Futures, which is still its most popular futures product in HKEx's derivatives markets today. HKFE provides efficient and diversified markets for trading futures and options contracts by its more than 160 participant organisations, including many that are affiliated to international financial institutions. The derivatives market under HKEx trades a broad range of products, including equity index, stock and interest rate.

HKEx and its subsidiary companies, HKFE Clearing Corporation Limited and SEHK Options Clearing House Limited, operate rigorous risk management system which enables participants and their clients to meet their investment and hedging needs in a liquid and well-regulated market place.

Hong Kong Option List

Below is a list of optionable stocks from the Hong Kong exchange.

STOCK CODE NAME OF LISTED SECURITIES
1 CHEUNG KONG
2 CLP HOLDINGS
3 HK & CHINA GAS
4 WHARF HOLDINGS
5 HSBC HOLDINGS
6 HK ELECTRIC
8 PCCW
11 HANG SENG BANK
12 HENDERSON LAND
13 HUTCHISON
16 SHK PPT
17 NEW WORLD DEV
19 SWIRE PACIFIC A
23 BANK OF E ASIA
66 MTR CORPORATION
179 JOHNSON ELEC H
203 DENWAY MOTORS
267 CITIC PACIFIC
293 CATHAY PAC AIR
330 ESPRIT HOLDINGS
358 JIANGXI COPPER
386 SINOPEC CORP
388 HKEX
390 CHINA RAILWAY
494 LI & FUNG
728 CHINA TELECOM
762 CHINA UNICOM
857 PETROCHINA
883 CNOOC
902 HUANENG POWER
939 CCB
941 CHINA MOBILE
998 CITIC BANK
1038 CKI HOLDINGS
1088 CHINA SHENHUA
1186 CHINA RAIL CONS
1398 ICBC
1800 CHINA COMM CONS
1898 CHINA COAL
2038 FIH
2318 PING AN
2328 PICC P&C
2388 BOC HONG KONG
2600 CHALCO
2628 CHINA LIFE
3328 BANKCOMM
3968 CM BANK
3988 BANK OF CHINA