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Hong Kong Weighs Longer Derivatives Trading Hours, Spot Market Paper Due in Q4

  • —SFC is weighing longer trading hours for the derivatives market first
  • —Settlement could use tokenized money and the digital Hong Kong dollar
  • —A consultation paper on extending spot market hours is due in Q4
  • —Earliest implementation is Q4 2027, with spot moving from T+2 to T+1
Why it matters: Using tokenized money and the digital Hong Kong dollar for settlement marks a step toward institutional blockchain use in TradFi.
Source: TokenPost