The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)’s equity and financial derivatives segment delivered a three percent increase of revenue at HK$1.73 billion (US$222.3m) year-on-year (YoY) led by new listings of structured products.
The segment, which refers to derivatives products traded on the Stock Exchange and Futures Exchange, posted a stable pre-tax profit at HK$1.3 billion in 1H 21, according the interim results 2021 presented by new CEO Nicolas Aguzin (pictured) . The revenue performance was primarily attributed to a 32% increase in listing fees at HK$612m YoY as ‘the number of newly listed derivative warrants (DWs) and callable bull/bear certificates (CBBCs) reached half-yearly record highs of 8,247 and 21,0
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