CMU welcomes the acceptance of eligible government bonds and other assets as non-cash collateral by the clearing houses under HKEX

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that CMU OmniClear Limited today welcomes the formal acceptance of additional eligible non-cash collateral by Hong Kong Futures Exchange Clearing Corporation Limited and The SEHK Options Clearing House Limited, wholly-owned subsidiaries of HKEX (00388.HK) and OTC derivatives clearing houses. The additional collateral includes Chinese government bonds and policy financial bonds held through Bond Connect "Northbound Trading" (collectively "eligible Bond Connect bonds"), as well as offshore bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China (MOF bonds).