Trading in futures due June 2016 opens on KASE as of December 15

15.12.15 18:00
/KASE, December 15, 15/ – From December 15, 2015 trading in the following futures contracts opens on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) with execution in June 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_USDKZT1606, F_INKASE1606, F_GB_KZMS1606, F_HSBK1606, F_KCEL1606, F_KZTO1606 and F_RDGZ1606 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 December 15, 2015 futures F_USDKZT1603, F_INKASE1603, F_GB_KZMS1603, F_HSBK1603, F_KCEL1603, F_KZTO1603 and F_RDGZ1603 transform into three-month futures contracts, with the last trading day falling on March 14, 2015. The last day of trading in six-month futures is June 14, 2016. Trading in derivative financial instruments is held on KASE on business days from 10:00 o'clock to 15:30 o'clock (Almaty time), the ensuing clearing session – from 15:30 o'clock to 16:00 o'clock (Almaty time). 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">http://www.kase.kz/en/membership KASE derivatives market members are entitled to participate in the exchange trading in derivative financial instruments, the list of which is published on the web site of KASE at http://www.kase.kz/en/membership">http://www.kase.kz/en/membership 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"). [2015-12-15]