Historical evolution:
The history of securities trading in Hong Kong can be traced back to 1866, but it was not until 189 1 that the first formal stock market was established in Hong Kong. From 1969 to 1972, the Far East Exchange, the Gold and Silver Stock Exchange and the Kowloon Stock Exchange were established in Hong Kong. Together with the former Hong Kong Stock Exchange, four exchanges were established. In the short two years from 1972 to 1973, there were 1 19 companies listed in Hong Kong, and by the end of 1973, there were 296 listed companies. 1On July 7th, 980, four exchanges merged into the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. All four exchanges closed down after the market closed on March 27th, 1986, and all their businesses were transferred to the stock exchange.
Development stage:
From 65438 to 0986, the Hong Kong market began a new stage of modernization and internationalization. China's guarantee for Hong Kong's future has enhanced investors' confidence in Hong Kong's economy, and corporate profits and real estate prices have rebounded. Since then, the Hong Kong market has entered a new period of development: diversified trading varieties, increasingly internationalized market participants, constantly improved trading methods, and the securities market has entered a long-term and prosperous bull market.
After 2000, Hong Kong's securities market is one of the most important financial centers in the Asia-Pacific region. Since 2000, Hong Kong's securities market is growing into a global securities market. The composition of Hong Kong's securities market In terms of its trading varieties, Hong Kong's market includes stock market, derivatives market, fund market and bond market.
On April 9, 20 15, the Hong Kong stock market finally failed to stabilize above 27,000 points, and the Hang Seng Index closed at 26,944 points, up 707 points or 2.7%. The turnover of the main board was HK$ 29 15 billion, a record high.
Derived varieties:
There are many kinds of derivatives in Hong Kong market, which can be divided into five categories: stock index derivatives, stock derivatives, foreign exchange derivatives, interest rate derivatives and warrants.
Almost all funds incorporated in Hong Kong are open-end funds. For investors, they can get their money back at any time, which has good liquidity and is particularly attractive to overseas investors. According to the classification of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the bond market in Hong Kong can be divided into two categories: the RMB bond market issued and traded in Hong Kong and the foreign currency bond market. Among them, exchange fund bonds and bond issuance plan bonds are the most representative in the Hong Kong dollar bond market, and long bonds are the most representative in the foreign currency bond market.
Relying on the rapid development of the mainland economy, Hong Kong has become the fastest-growing international financial center in Asia. The scale of HKEx has expanded rapidly, and its ranking in global exchanges has been continuously improved.