Hong Kong’s electronic trading rules effective next month

The electronic trading rules set out in paragraph 18 and Schedule 7 to the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the SFC come into effect on 1 January 2014. The rules apply to all licensed corporations and regulated institutions that conduct electronic trading of securities and futures contracts that are listed or traded on an exchange, as well as licensed corporations and registered institutions that provide trading of leveraged foreign exchange contracts electronically by means of internet trading.

For further information, please refer to our October newsletter and our client alert for a summary of how the rules affect Hong Kong-regulated asset managers.