/KASE, March 15, 16/ – From March 15, 2016 trading in the following futures contracts opens on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) with execution in September 2016:

• USD/KZT exchange rate futures;
• KASE Index value futures;
• futures on common shares GB00B0HZPV38 (KASE official list, second category, GB_KZMS) of KAZ Minerals PLC (London);
• futures on common shares KZ1C33870011 (KZ000A0LE0S4, KASE official list, first category, HSBK) of Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty);
• futures on common shares KZ1C59150017 (KZ1C00000876, KASE official list, first category, KCEL) of Kcell JSC (Almaty);
• futures on common shares KZ1C29950017 (KZ1C00000744, KASE official list, first category, KZTO) of KazTransOil JSC (Astana);
• futures on common shares KZ1C51460018 (KZ000A0KEZQ2, KASE official list, first category, RDGZ) of KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC (Astana).

In KASE trading system these six-month contracts will feature under abbreviations (trading codes) F_USDKZT1609, F_INKASE1609, F_GB_KZMS1609, F_HSBK1609, F_KCEL1609, F_KZTO1609 and F_RDGZ1609 accordingly.

Following a decision of KASE's Committee on Indices and Securities Valuation the above-mentioned futures were assigned the following initial theoretical prices which were published in KASE trading system.

We remind you that as of March 15, 2016 futures F_USDKZT1606, F_INKASE1606, F_GB_KZMS1606, F_HSBK1606, F_KCEL1606, F_KZTO1606 and F_RDGZ1606 transform into three-month futures contracts, with the last trading day falling on June 14, 2016.

The last day of trading in six-month futures is September 14, 2016.

Trading in derivatives is held on KASE on business days from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm (ALT), the ensuing clearing session – from 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm (ALT).

KASE derivatives market members entitled to taking part in the exchange trading in derivative financial instruments are listed on KASE website, at see more

Results of trading in derivative financial instruments are published on KASE website at see more

Texts of the Exchange's internal documents regulating the procedure of operation of KASE's derivative market are published at see more (tab "Trades").

[2016-03-15]