Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. engages in the operation of stock and futures markets. The company employs 2,444 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2000-06-27. The firm operates its business through four segments. The Cash segment is engaged in trading, clearing, settlement, custody and related services for equity products. The Equity and Financial Derivatives segment is engaged in trading, clearing, settlement, custody and related services for equity and financial derivatives products. The Commodities segment is engaged in trading, clearing, settlement and related services for metal and other commodity futures and options contracts. The Data and Connectivity segment is engaged in market data sales, platform and infrastructure services and related technology services.