Stock Trading Operation & Information


1. Trading hours for Hong Kong Stock Market

Time Session
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Pre-opening Session
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Morning Session
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Extended Morning Session
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Session
4:00 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Closing Auction Session

There is no Extended Morning Session and Afternoon Session on the eves of Christmas, New Year and Lunar New Year. For more detail, please visit the website of HKEX as below. Click here

If a typhoon signal or black rainstorm warning has been issued by the Hong Kong Observatory, please refer to news reports through the electronic news media or radio and the messages disseminated through HKEX's market systems on the current signal/warning’s impact on trading. For more detail, please visit the website of HKEX as below: Click here

2. Spread table for Hong Kong stock

Prices of Securities (HKD) Minimum Spread (HKD)
0.01 0.001
0.25 0.005
0.5 0.01
10.00 0.02
20.00 0.05
100.00 0.1
200.00 0.2
500.00 0.5

3. Can I sell securities bought earlier in the day?

All stock trades in Hong Kong are settled on the second trading day after the transaction date (i.e. T+2). You can sell the stocks purchased earlier on the same trading day immediately.