HKEX
Business & Finance abbreviation · Stock Market & Investing
| Stands for | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business & Finance |
HKEX stands for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, a stock market & investing abbreviation.
Operator of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and related derivatives and clearing businesses, one of the world's largest exchange groups and a major venue for listings by mainland Chinese companies. It also owns the London Metal Exchange.
Example: The electric-car maker raised $1.5 billion in a secondary listing on HKEX.
Usage notes
Stock Connect programs, launched in 2014, link HKEX with the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges, allowing cross-border trading. The main benchmark is the Hang Seng Index. HKEX bought the London Metal Exchange in 2012.
Related abbreviations
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- FPO – Follow-on public offering
- FTSE – Financial Times Stock Exchange
- GARP – Growth at a reasonable price
- GDR – Global depositary receipt
- GTC – Good 'til canceled
- HFT – High-frequency trading
- ICE – Intercontinental Exchange
- IOC – Immediate or cancel
- IPO – Initial public offering
- IR – Investor relations
- ISIN – International Securities Identification Number
- ITM – In the money