Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) OTC Clear to Accept Chinese Government Bonds & Policy Bank Bonds Held by International Investors (Bond Connect) as Margin Collateral for Derivative Transactions (21/3/25), Provides Flexibility to Investors to Improve Capital Efficiency & Enhance Attractiveness of RMB-Denominated Assets
20th March 2025 | Hong Kong
Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) subsidiary OTC Clear will be accepting Chinese government bonds & policy bank bonds held by international investors (via Bond Connect) as margin collateral for derivative transactions (effective 21/3/25), providing flexibility to investors to improve capital efficiency & enhance the attractiveness of RMB-denominated assets to investors. HKEX (19/3/25): “Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Wednesday) that its clearing subsidiary, OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), will start accepting Chinese Government Bonds and Policy Bank Bonds held by international investors through Bond Connect as margin collateral for all derivative transactions cleared by OTC Clear from 21 March 2025. Since January, these bonds have already been permitted for use to cover initial margin requirements for Northbound Swap Connect transactions. OTC Clear provides clearing services for interest rate swaps (including China onshore interest rate swaps via Swap Connect), non-deliverable currency forwards, cross currency swaps and deliverable FX.”
“ Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) OTC Clear to Accept Chinese Government Bonds & Policy Bank Bonds Held by International Investors (Bond Connect) as Margin Collateral for Derivative Transactions (21/3/25), Provides Flexibility to Investors to Improve Capital Efficiency & Enhance Attractiveness of RMB-Denominated Assets “
HKEX Head of Platform & Market Structure Development, Glenda So: “We are delighted to be supporting the expanded use of onshore RMB bonds as collateral in the offshore market. This initiative will provide greater flexibility to international investors and improve their capital efficiency, further enhancing the attractiveness of RMB-denominated assets and promoting the internationalisation of the RMB.”
HKEX – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code: 388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metal Exchange. As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of the world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets. HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.
Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) OTC Clear to Accept Chinese Government Bonds & Policy Bank Bonds Held by International Investors (Bond Connect) as Margin Collateral for Derivative Transactions (21/3/25), Provides Flexibility to Investors to Improve Capital Efficiency & Enhance Attractiveness of RMB-Denominated Assets
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