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What is Hang Seng Index Futures? What are the advantages of Hang Seng Index Futures?
Hang Seng Index: Hang Seng Index, also known as Hang Seng Index Futures. Hang Seng Index is an indicator of the stock price changes of blue-chip stocks in Hong Kong and a popular index in Asia. At the same time, it is also widely used as a standard to measure the performance of funds. The Hang Seng Index is an index calculated by the weighted capital market value method, with 33 constituent stocks. The influence of the change of share price on Hang Seng Index is directly determined by the company's capital market value. Stocks with higher market value have greater influence on the fluctuation range of Hang Seng Index than stocks with lower market value. The 33 constituent stocks belong to four sub-indices of industry and commerce, finance, real estate and public utilities respectively, and their total capital market value accounts for about 70% of the total capital market value of all listed stocks on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Due to the increasing concern about the Hong Kong stock market and the increasing demand for related hedging instruments, the Hong Kong Futures Exchange first launched Hang Seng Index futures and contracts in May 1986, and then launched Hang Seng Index option contracts in March 1993. These contracts provide investors with a set of effective tools to manage portfolio risks and seize trading opportunities in index arbitrage. With the participation of more and more domestic and foreign investors, the popularity of Hang Seng Index futures and options is increasing. Advantages of the Great Hang Seng Index:

Verified 1 Quote: Both experienced investors and novices can participate in Hang Seng Index futures and options investment with 33 index components. As both local and international investors regard the Hang Seng Index as an indicator of the performance of Hong Kong's stock market and portfolio, investors have been using Hang Seng Index futures and options contracts for investment trading and risk management.

Cost-effective ratio: Hang Seng Index futures and options contracts can provide more cost-effective investment opportunities. Investors only need to pay a deposit when buying and selling Hang Seng futures and options contracts, and the deposit only accounts for a part of the contract face value, which makes hedging activities more cost-effective.

Low transaction cost: each Hang Seng Index futures option contract is equivalent to a group of stocks with high market value, and each transaction only charges a commission, so the transaction cost is lower than that of buying or selling this group of stocks.

4 Performance guarantee of the clearing company: Like other futures and options traded on the futures exchange, the Hang Seng Index futures and options contracts are now registered, settled and provided with performance guarantee by the Hong Kong Futures Clearing Company Limited owned by the futures exchange. As an opponent of all open contracts, HKSCC will effectively eliminate the risks of clearing company participants. This guarantee will not shift the financial responsibility of clearing company participants to his customers. Therefore, investors should be cautious when choosing brokers to buy and sell.