Investor participation in the Stock Connect scheme has been on the rise since its launch three years ago. With Hong Kong market data becoming increasingly important for Mainland investors to make informed decisions, HKEX strives to optimise market data services that fit Mainland investors’ needs through introducing marketing programmes. 

HKEX hosted its annual Market Data Conference in Shanghai yesterday. The event aims to keep Mainland vendors and brokers up-to-date on the latest developments in our market data business.  

This is the sixth year the conference has been held in the Mainland. Over 150 participants including information vendors, Mainland brokers and institutional investors joined the event, while 21 institutions set up booths at the venue to showcase and promote their products and services.    

This year the conference focused on the Marketing Programme for the Mobile Application Service launched in June. The programme takes into account the popularity of mobile devices and applications in the Mainland, and aims to provide investors with easier access to HKEX’s 10-depth securities data at lower fees. There was an overwhelming response from both the Mainland and Hong Kong market, with more than 40 information vendors and brokers enrolling in the Programme so far.

Guest speakers at the event included Mainland vendors and brokers. HKEX also held an award ceremony to recognise information vendors and brokers for their continual efforts and participation in the market data promotions. The award recipients include (in alphabetical order):

• AAStocks.com Limited / Shanghai DZH Ltd.

• Changjiang Securities Co., Limited

• China Galaxy Securities Company Limited

• East Money Information Co., Ltd.

• ET Net Limited

• Futu Network Technology Limited

• Guosen Securities Company Limited

• Guotai Junan Securities Co., Limited

• Haitong Securities Co.,Limited

• Hexin Flush Information Network Co., Ltd.

• Huatai Securities Co., Limited

• Industrial Securities Co., Limited

• Ningxia Xiangshang Rongke Technology and Development Co., Ltd.

• Interactive Data Real-Time Services, Inc. / ICE Data Services

• Orient Securities Company Limited

• Ping An Securities Company Limited

• Reuters Ltd, a Thomson Reuters Company

• Shanghai Pobo Network Data Information Co.,Ltd

• Shanghai Qianlong Advanced Technology Co Ltd

• Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Limited

• Sinolink Securities Co., Limited

• Tele-Trend Konson (Hong Kong) Limited

• Webstock Information Systems Co., Limited

• Wind Information Co., Ltd.

• Zhengzhou Esunny Information Technology Co., Ltd

• Zhongtai Securities Co.,Limited

Group photo of HKEX’s Derivatives Market Data Distribution Partners

HKEX Head of Market Data Winnie Poon said in her welcome remarks that various marketing programmes which targeted the Mainland had received a good response and helped promote Southbound trading under Stock Connect. She added HKEX will continue to stay closely tuned to the market, and launch new marketing programmes to support the integration of the two markets.

With the increasing demand for Hong Kong securities and derivatives data, there are currently 68 Mainland information vendors and brokers providing real-time securities and derivatives data to Mainland investors. There are also 15 vendors providing derivatives data to investors free-of-charge through marketing programmes.

Currently all Mainland brokers participating in Southbound trading under Stock Connect may provide 1-depth real-time data of eligible stocks to their trading clients, while 26 Mainland brokers are offering 5-depth real-time securities data services and 10-depth real-time securities data on mobile apps for Mainland investors. In addition, HKEX is planning to launch a fixed subscription fee programme next year which allows information vendors to disseminate 10-depth real-time securities data to unlimited Mainland investors. So far three Mainland information vendors -- East Money, Futu Network and Wind Information -- have signed up for the programme.