- CEO
- Yiting Chan
- Full Time Employees
- 2,444
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
- Address
- Two Exchange Square Central Hong Kong
- IPO Date
- Feb 13, 2009
- Business
- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) operates as one of the world's major exchange groups, providing securities trading, clearing, settlement, depository, market data, and connectivity services through its subsidiaries, including The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, and London Metal Exchange; core products and services encompass equity products such as stocks, exchange-traded funds, real estate investment trusts, debt securities, warrants, and structured products traded on cash market platforms including Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connects; equity and financial derivatives including stock futures, options, equity index futures, single stock futures, and over-the-counter derivatives; commodities via base, ferrous, and precious metals futures and options on the London Metal Exchange and Qianhai Mercantile Exchange in Mainland China; fixed income and currency products; as well as clearing services through Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited, HKFE Clearing Corporation Limited, SEHK Options Clearing House Limited, OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited, and LME Clear Limited. HKEX serves issuers, investors, and market participants globally, with primary operations in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Mainland China, and expanding connectivity to regions including the Middle East via a Riyadh office; the group targets diverse customer types from retail to institutional investors seeking access to Asia's vibrant markets and China-related opportunities. Founded in 1999 through the merger of Hong Kong's stock and futures exchanges and headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, HKEX maintains five business segments—Cash, Equity and Financial Derivatives, Commodities, Clearing, and Platform and Infrastructure—while regulating trading activities in its venues. Recent major developments include a strategic HK$6.3 billion investment announced in April 2025 to establish permanent headquarters by purchasing the top nine floors of One Exchange Square and additional adjacent space from Hongkong Land, enhancing long-term operational resilience; a November 2025 agreement to acquire a 20% stake in CMU OmniClear Holdings from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority for approximately HK$455 million to bolster fixed income and currencies infrastructure, building on a March 2025 memorandum of understanding; multi-year platform enhancement programs launched in 2024 for next-generation investors and LME warehousing expansion into Hong Kong; strengthened global partnerships such as a memorandum with Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange; and listing regime updates effective August 2025 adjusting IPO share allocations and public float requirements amid record IPO fundraising.