10-year Gov’t bond futures to be launched on June 28
The 10-year government bond future contracts will be officially launched on derivatives market from June 28, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).
The 10-year government bond future contracts will be officially launched on derivatives market from June 28, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).
It is the third derivative product following the VN30 index and 5-year government bond futures.
The HNX hoped that the new futures will contribute to diversifying derivative products on the market and become an effective hedging tool for Government bond market.
The product has underlying assets as 10-year government bonds issued by the State Treasury, each worth VND100,000 (US$4.3) with an annual interest rate of 5 per cent.
Since the start of its operation on August 10, 2017, the derivatives market has seen a surge in trading volume, from 10,954 contracts per session in 2017 to 158,390 in 2020. — VNS
