Hangseng Stocks Index Trading

Hangseng Stocks Index Trading

Hang Seng Index (HSI) is one of the best-known indexes in Asia , Hang Seng Index (HSI) is the benchmark of the Hong Kong stock market,, and is widely used by fund managers as their performance benchmark.

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) first introduced Hang Seng futures contracts in May 1986 followed by the introduction of Hang Seng options contracts in March 1993. These contracts provide investors with a set of effective instruments to manage portfolio risk and to capture index arbitrage opportunities. The popularity of Hang Seng futures and options has developed gradually, with increasing domestic and international investors' participation.

The Hang Seng Index (HSI) is a market capitalization-weighted index (shares outstanding multiplied by stock price) of the thirty-three constituent stocks. The influence of each stock on the Index's performance is directly proportional to its relative market value. Constituent stocks with higher market capitalization will have greater impact on the Index's performance than those with lower market capitalization. The thirty-three constituent stocks are grouped under Commerce and Industry, Finance, Properties, and Utilities sub-indices. These stocks account for about70% of the total market capitalization of all stocks listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd.

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