Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd said on Wednesday it will launch Asia and Emerging Markets futures and options contracts under a licence deal with global index publisher MSCI , as the bourse operator expands its product base.
Under the agreement, HKEX unit Hong Kong Futures Exchange will receive a suite of MSCI equity indexes on which it will base an initial 37 futures and options contracts.
Last year, MSCI and HKEX signed a licence agreement to launch futures contracts on the MSCI China A Index to provide a hedging tool due to rising investor interest in Chinese mainland shares. The indexes offered by MSCI will include the MSCI Emerging Markets Asia, MSCI China Free, MSCI Singapore and MSCI India, among others.
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