The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has reported a ‘strong year’ for structured products after delivering a record-high number of listings at 50,947 in 2020.

The figure was a 32% increase compared with the previous record of 38,472 in 2018, according to the HKEX’s FY20 annual report. In addition, the average daily turnover (ADT) of callable bull/bear contracts (CBBCs) and derivative warrants (DWs) reached HK$18.6 billion, up three percent from 2019 and accounted for 14% of the total market turnover. However, the newest product type in the exchange, inline warrants (IWs), saw the number of listings gradually dropping to 507 as of 2020 year-end

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