Hang Seng Indexes Company
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| Industry | Stock market |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Hang Seng Index |
| Parent | Hang Seng Bank |
| Website | hsi.com.hk |
Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (HSI; Chinese: 恒生指數有限公司) is a private company in Hong Kong and wholly owned by Hang Seng Bank.[1] HSI was founded in 1984 and is the major provider of stock market indexes on Hong Kong and China stock markets such as in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Products
[edit]HSI produces stock market indexes under 5 categories:
- Market Cap-weighted Indexes
- Factor & Strategy Indexes
- Sector Indexes
- Sustainability Indexes
- Fixed Income Indexes
Currently, the HSI produced indexes comprises over 400 real-time and daily indexes. The most famous and popular referenced is the Hang Seng Index.
New Index Launch
[edit]2011
[edit]In February, HSI launched the HSI Volatility index or "VHSI". This index models on the lines of the Chicago Board Options Exchange VIX index. VHSI measures the 30-calendar-day expected volatility of the Hang Seng index using prices of options traded on the index. [2]
2017
[edit]In November, HSI has launched three Stock Connect Hong Kong Indexes. [3]
2018
[edit]In January, HSI has launched Hang Seng SCHK New Economy Index. [4]
2020
[edit]HSI launched the Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks companies like Tencent, Meituan Dianping and Xiaomi, on 27 July 2020.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Company profile - Bloomberg page. Extracted 2018-06-07
- ^ Hang Seng indexes to launch Hong Kong's "VIX", Reuters 2011-01-31. Extracted 2018-06-09
- ^ Hang Seng Indexes launches three Stock Connect Hong Kong Indexes, 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2018-06-07
- ^ "Hang Seng Indexes launches Hang Seng SCHK New Economy Index, 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-06-07". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ Yiu, Enoch (2020-07-27). "Hang Seng Tech Index to spotlight tech peers that juice 2020 returns". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-08-04.