Hong Kong SFC welcomes HKEX's expansion of the scope of Chinese government bonds as margin collateral

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that on November 2, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong welcomed the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Clearing Limited (Futures Clearing Corporation) and The SEHK Options Clearing House Limited (SEHK Options Clearing House), both subsidiaries of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX, 00388), to accept Chinese government bonds and Chinese policy bank bonds as eligible non-cash margin collateral starting today, and to reduce the financing fee for non-cash margin collateral provided by clearing house participants to an annual rate of 0.15%.