Published on: 2026-07-13
Source: Moscow Exchange –
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On July 16, 2026, trading in cash-settled futures contracts on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares will start on the Moscow Exchange’s derivatives market.
South Korean companies Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are among the world’s leading memory chip manufacturers and hold key positions in the supply chain for producers of artificial intelligence (AI) servers, smartphones, personal computers, and other high-tech products. The stock performance of these companies largely reflects the state of the global technology sector and investor interest in the development of the AI industry.
The new instruments will provide market participants and their clients with the opportunity to participate in the price movement of shares of South Korean giants without the need to access foreign exchanges. Futures on Samsung and SK Hynix shares will complement the Moscow Exchange’s range of derivative instruments on foreign securities and allow investors to further diversify their portfolios.
Maria Patrikeeva, Managing Director of the Derivatives Market at the Moscow Exchange:
“Futures on Samsung and SK Hynix are convenient instruments both for active trading and for hedging risks associated with volatility in the high-tech sector. Combined with the futures on the investment fund’s shares (KOREA), which invests in the largest Korean public companies, the new contracts will allow the formation of a full range of instruments for working with the South Korean market.”
Parameters of the calculated futures contract on Samsung Electronics shares:
- Contract code (short code) – SAMSUNG (SK);
- Underlying asset – shares of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd;
- Quotation – in US dollars;
- Lot – 1 share;
- The minimum price increment is 0.01 US dollars.
Parameters of the calculated futures contract on SK Hynix shares:
- Contract code (short code) – HYNIX (HX);
- Underlying asset – a calculated value equal to 0.1 of the SK Hynix share price;
- Quotation – in US dollars;
- Lot – 1 settlement value;
- The minimum price increment is 0.01 US dollars.
For the convenience of market participants, the new contracts will be quoted in US dollars with quarterly maturities, similar to other futures on foreign securities. The terms of contract execution are provided in the specification. From the start of trading, participants will have access to futures on the shares of the specified companies with maturities in September and December 2026.
The specification of the new tool has been posted on the Moscow Exchange website.
Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market – the leading platform for trading derivative financial instruments in Russia and Eastern European countries, combining a developed infrastructure, reliability and guarantees, as well as the most advanced technologies for trading futures and options. Today, the derivatives market of the Moscow Exchange trades 41 stock options, three currency options, a gold option, an index option, more than 160 futures contracts and options on them, whose underlying assets include stock indices, stocks, currency pairs, precious and industrial metals, oil, gas, and other commodities, interest rates.
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