Launch of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, SaxoTrader enhancements

THE ROAD TO CHINA IS OPEN

LAUNCH OF THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

Saxo Bank is proud to announce the launch of stocks and CFDs listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) on 16 June. The launch of the HKEx sets yet another milestone for the strong Saxo product offering, expanding our equity markets to 27.

PRODUCT OFFERING

We will offer all 201 constituents in the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) which include all the constituents in the popular Hang Seng Index (HSI) and the China Enterprises Index (HSCEI). The HSI is one of the best known Asian indices, and is one that is widely used by fund managers as a performance benchmark for the Region. The HSCEI represent 42 of the largest and most traded Chinese based companies on the HKEx. Included in the HSCI are some of the world’s largest companies like PetroChina (00857:xhkg), China Mobile (00941:xhkg), CNOOB (00883:xhkg) and Bank of China (03988:xhkg). A full instrument list will be available on the trading platforms under Trading Conditions – CFD Instrument List.

Spread and Commission charges will be available under Trading Conditions on the trading platforms and on www.saxobank.com from 16 June. Please contact your account manager if you want the pricing information before 16 June.

WHY TRADE AND INVEST?

The HKEx has enjoyed tremendous growth in recent years because it is the one true and open access point to the China growth story – and the gateway for Chinese investors to globally-exposed stocks. The enthusiasm that Chinese investors have shown in unleashing huge savings in personal bank accounts has made China home to some of the world's most valuable companies. China has the world’s biggest bank, insurance company, telecommunications carrier and airline by market value. Saxo clients can now participate in this true global event – both as an investor and active trader.

HOW TO GET ACCESS

All clients will by default get access to 15 minutes delayed market data from HKEx. To subscribe to real-time market data you will have to sign the HKEx subscription form which you can find on our website. We encourage you to send the HKEx Exchange Subscriber Agreement well in advance if you wish to have access to real-time market data available on 16 June.

HKEX MARKET DATA - MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION FEES*

SAXOTRADER ENHANCEMENTS

On 11 June we will release a new version of the SaxoTrader. The launch demonstrates Saxo Bank’s current CFD-trading initiatives with the launch of the new “Trade Board”.

The new SaxoTrader v2.2 comes with the following enhancements:

Trade Board: This feature allows CFDs to be traded on live prices, extending the functionality previously available for Forex trading (through the Forex Board) to CFD trading. The Trade Board is integrated with the Price List and offers price tiles and trading through the embedded trade panel for all products. In further planned updates, the Trade Board will support direct trading of all our products and is intended to become the main focus for trading through the SaxoTrader.

Auto-logout function: This has been introduced after a request from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Auto-logout function now logs you out of the platform after a period of inactivity.

Multi-destination login: This allows a user to log in from a new location or platform whilst logging them out automatically from their previous platform (should they have not logged out). This is fully supported by the SaxoWebTrader.

Charting enhancements, including:

• Studies default settings
  
• Pivot studies
  
• Fibonacci extensions
  
• Upgraded annotations
  
• Multiple parallel lines