Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony was held by the Ministry of Finance and the StateSecurities Commission in Hanoi on August 10 to launch the derivatives market,which is expected to limit risks and diversify investment products, therebyincreasing the securities market’s attractiveness.
Addressingthe event, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue asked the operators of thederivatives market to run the market in a smooth, stable, transparent and safemanner.
Heasked the Finance Ministry to continue working closely with other ministries,agencies concerned and localities to refine relevant mechanisms in line with internationalpractices.
The derivatives market will help increase the liquidity and scale of the stockmarket and support it to grow stably and be a safe, long-term capitalmobilization channel to service the country’s economic growth, he said.
Accordingto Hue, the stock and bond markets currently account for 57 percent and 24 percentof the gross domestic product (GDP), respectively. The capital raised via the securitiesmarket make up roughly 23 percent of the total social investment.
Chairmanof the State Securities Commission (SSC) Tran Van Dung said the SSC willcontinue directing the Hanoi Stock Exchange and the Vietnam SecuritiesDepository to study more products to put them up on the market, adding that theVN30-Index futures contract will be the first product in derivatives market.
Inthe near future, HNX30-Index and government bond future contracts are alsoplanned for.
Themost important factor for the derivatives market is margin lending. In thederivatives market, an investor must make the deposit in cash or shares at theVietnam Securities Depository and at market trade members (securitiescompanies) before a transaction takes place.
Thecurrent collateral requirements in the derivatives market are 80 percent incash and 20 percent in shares, but at the initial stage to ensure the highestsafety, the margin ratio is set at 100 percent in cash.
Thederivatives market will open at 8.45am, 15 minutes earlier than the openinghour of the stock market and close at 3pm. Prices of products are allowed tofluctuate by /- 7 perent and price quotation is 0.1 VN30 index point.
Transactionunit is one contract. Contract unit is valued at 100,000 VND per VN30 indexpoint. The last trading day is the third Thursday in the month of maturity. Themonth of maturity is the current month, the next month and the last two monthsof the next two quarters.
Accordingto securities firms, some 2,000 derivative accounts have been activated sofar.-VNA
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (Source: VNA) 
