Trading in futures due March 2018 opens on KASE as of September 15

15.09.17 15:58
/KASE, September 15, 2017/ – From September 15, 2017 trading in the following futures contracts opens on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) with execution in March 2018: - 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 (tickers) F_USDKZT1803, F_INKASE1803, F_GB_KZMS1803, F_HSBK1803, F_KCEL1803, F_KZTO1803 and F_RDGZ1803, respectively. Following a decision of KASE's Committee on Indices and Securities Valuation the above-mentioned futures were assigned initial theoretical prices which were published in KASE trading system. We remind you that as of September 15, 2017 futures F_USDKZT1712, F_INKASE1712, F_GB_KZMS1712, F_HSBK1712, F_KCEL1712, F_KZTO1712 and F_RDGZ1712 transform into three-month futures contracts, with the last trading day falling on December 14, 2017. The last day of trading in six-month futures is March 14, 2018. 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 http://www.kase.kz/en/membership/clearing_partcipants Results of trading in derivative financial instruments are published on KASE website at http://www.kase.kz/en/fut Texts of the Exchange's internal documents regulating the procedure of operation of KASE's derivative market are published at http://www.kase.kz/en/rules_kase (tab "Trades"). [2017-09-15]