HKEX announces 12 new option classes: stock after-hours at EUR 42.90

Published on 10/12/2026 at 21:26 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

HKEX said October 12 it will add 12 single-stock option classes with weekly and monthly expiries. HKEX stock was after-hours at EUR 42.90 at 9:25 p.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz.

Key points in brief

HKEX announced 12 additional single-stock option classes.
The stock was at EUR 42.90 after-hours at Lang & Schwarz.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 24,271.20, up 0.25 percent.

HKEX, HK0388045442, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

On October 12, 2026, HKEX announced 12 additional single-stock option classes, all with weekly and monthly expiries, for launch in November. HKEX stock was after-hours at Lang & Schwarz at 9:25 p.m. CEST on October 12 at EUR 42.90.

Daily balance

The Lang & Schwarz bid was EUR 42.72 and the ask was EUR 43.08. The Hang Seng Index closed at 24,271.20 on October 12, 2026, up 0.25 percent. The further course of after-hours trading at Lang & Schwarz until 11:00 p.m. CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of HKEX stock.

HKEX expands listed derivatives

In the same CEO blog, HKEX said 27 new single-stock option classes and 38 weekly stock options had helped support record options volumes in September. The company also said it listed 18 new ETFs in the final week of September.

HKEX said the new option classes are part of its effort to broaden investor choice and deepen liquidity. The company is also exploring further expansion of equity derivatives and futures products linked to mainland Chinese and regional markets.