Single Stock Futures

Introduction to Single Stock Futures


Single Stock Futures is Futures contract underlying on Stocks in SET. The contract size is 1,000 shares. Buyer and sellers make an agreement to buy/sell in present however the delivery (of cash settlement only) will be made on the specific date in the future e.g. 3 months, 6 months. The cash settlement will be based on the last settlement price.

 

Characteristics and Specifications

TFEX has defined the characteristics and specifications for Single Stock Futures, as follow:


Heading Contract specification

Underlying Asset

Listed securities in SET which meet TFEX listing criteria.
List of underlying will be announced by TFEX.

Ticker Symbol

Securities Symbol

Contract Size

1,000 shares per contract

Contract Months

March, June, September, December up to 4 nearest quarters

Price Quotation

Baht per share

Minimum Price fluctuations

THB 0.01

Price Limit

±30% of the previous day settlement price

Trading Hours

Pre-open : 09:15 - 09:45 hrs.
Morning session : 09:45 - 12:30 hrs.
Pre-open : 14:00 - 14:30 hrs.
Afternoon session : 14:30 - 16:55 hrs.

Speculative Position Limit

Net 20,000 contracts on one side of the market in any contract month or all contract months combined.

Last Trading Day

The business day immediately preceding the last business day of the contract month. Time at which trading ceases on Last Trading Day is 16:30 hrs.

Final Settlement Price

The average of the underlying share price during last 15 minutes and the closing price on the last trading day, rounded to the nearest two decimal points.
Settlement Method Cash Settlement


Underlying Asset
The listed companies selected by TFEX as the underlying stocks for Single Stock futures are:

1.

AAV Asia Aviation Public Company Limited Transportation & Logistics
2.

ADVANC

Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited

Information & Communication Technology

3. AMATA Amata Corporation Public Company Limited Property Development
4. AOT Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited Transportation & Logistics

5.

BANPU

Banpu Public Company Limited

Energy & Utilities

6.

BAY

Bank Of Ayudhya Public Company Limited

Banking

7.

BBL

Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited

Banking

8. BCP The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited Energy & Utilities
9. BGH Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited Health Care Services
10. BH Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company Limited Health Care Services
11. BJC Berli Jucker Public Company Limited Commerce
12. BLAND Bangkok Land Public Company Limited Property Development

13.

BTS

BTS Group Holdings Public Company Limited

Transportation & Logistics

14.

CPALL

CP All Public Company Limited

Commerce

15. CENTEL Central Plaza Hotel Public Company Limited Tourism & Leisure
16. CK CH. Karnchang Public Company Limited Property Development

17.

CPF

Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited

Food and Beverage

18. CPN Central Pattana Public Company Limited Property Development

19.

DTAC

Total Access Communication Public Company Limited

Information & Communication Technology

20.

HMPRO

Home Product Center Public Company Limited

Commerce

21. INTUCH Shin Corporation Public Company Limited Information & Communication Technology

22.

IRPC

IRPC Public Company Limited

Energy & Utilities

23.

ITD

Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited

Property Development

24.

IVL

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited

Petrochemicals & Chemicals

25. JAS Jasmine International Public Company Limited Information & Communication Technology

26.

KBANK

Kasikornbank Public Company Limited

Banking

27. KK Kiatnakin Bank Public Company Limited

Banking

28.

KTB

Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited

Banking

29.

LH

Land And Houses Public Company Limited

Property Development

30.

MINT

Minor International Public Company Limited

Food and Beverage

31.

PS

Pruksa Real Estate Public Company Limited

Property Development

32.

PTT

PTT Public Company Limited

Energy & Utilities

33.

PTTEP

PTT Exploration And Production Public Company Limited

Energy & Utilities

34 PTTGC PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited Petrochemicals & Chemicals

35.

QH

Quality Houses Public Company Limited

Property Development

36.

SCB

The Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited

Banking

37.

SCC

The Siam Cement Public Company Limited

Construction Materials

38. SIRI Sansiri Public Company Limited Property Development
39. ROBINS Robinson Department Store Public Company Limited Commerce

40.

STA

Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Company Limited

Agribusiness

41. STEC Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Public Company Limited Property Development

42.

TCAP

Thanachart Capital Public Company Limited

Banking

43.

THAI

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited

Transportation & Logistics

44. THCOM Thaicom Public Company Limited Information & Communication Technology

45.

TMB

TMB Bank Public Company Limited

Banking

46.

TOP

Thai Oil Public Company Limited

Energy & Utilities

47. TPIPL

TPI Polene Public Company Limited

Construction Materials

48.

TRUE

TRUE Corporation Public Company Limited

Information & Communication Technology

49.

TTA

Thoresen Thai Agencies Public Company Limited

Transportation & Logistics

50.

TUF

Thai Union Frozen Products Public Company Limited

Food and Beverage


Margin Requirement

Investors are require to deposit Initial Margin with their respective broker before trading futures contract. Brokers will then calculate the profit and loss and add or subtract funds at the end of day via a processed call Mark-to-Market.

- If losses occur and causes the margin account to drop below the maintenance Margin level,
- Investors are require to deposit additional funds to meet the Initial Margin requirement.
- If there are profits above the Initial Margin, Investors can withdraw their funds from their account.

According to the rules and regulations, the initial margin for local investors should be at least 1.35 times the maintenance margin set by Thailand Clearing House Co., Ltd. (TCH). However, as a mutual agreement between brokers and the Futures Industry Club (FI Club), the initial margin is set at 1.9 times the maintenance margin and 1.35 times the maintenance margin for local investor and institutional investor, respectively.

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Commission Fee

The commission is the combination between contract-value based commission and fixed commission per contract, VAT exclusive, for Offline and Internet trading as follows:

Contract Price*

Commission Fee

 Offline

Internet trading

Less than or equal to 100 Bt.

0.10% of contract value

+ 0.5 Baht

0.09% of contract value

+ 0.5 Baht

More than 100 Bt.

+ 5.0 Baht

+ 5.0 Baht


* Contract Price is the average price of futures contract during the previous month calculated by TFEX