VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Monday, October 6, 2025

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) vs IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) adds Order Book / Level II coverage that IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) skips.

IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) includes Secondary Offerings, New Issues & Calendars, and Blogs categories that Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) omits.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) highlights: HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search., Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices., and Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings..

IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) is known for: IPO dashboard & calendars: Upcoming Mainboard and SME IPOs; per‑deal pages with dates, price band, lot size, and timeline., GMP tracking: daily posts/pages for ‘IPO GMP today’ with context on grey‑market trading and listing‑gain talk., and Live-ish subscription coverage: intra‑day/day‑wise bid updates and articles (‘Subscribed on Day X’)..

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) logo

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)

hkex.com.hk

The official exchange site for Hong Kong. Provides free access to company filings via HKEXnews, corporate calendars, and market alerts. Real-time and historical tick data, as well as full order book feeds, are available through paid HKEX Market Data Services and the Data Marketplace. Quotes displayed on the public website are delayed by at least 15 minutes. Mobile apps include a Stock Options app with real-time options and selected futures data.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search.
  • Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices.
  • Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings.
  • Trading and clearing calendar, downloadable as PDF or subscribable via iCal/URL.
  • HKEX Data Marketplace offering paid datasets such as CCASS shareholding and historical full order book data, delivered via SFTP, direct download, or cloud-to-cloud.

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IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) logo

IPO Watch (ipowatch.in)

ipowatch.in

Indian IPO news & data portal focused on Mainboard and SME IPOs. Tracks Grey Market Premium (GMP), subscription/day-wise bids, allotment links (to registrars), listing outcomes, plus buybacks, splits, dividends, rights issues, and domestic NCD calendars. Ad‑supported; not SEBI‑registered and positions content as educational.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • IPO dashboard & calendars: Upcoming Mainboard and SME IPOs; per‑deal pages with dates, price band, lot size, and timeline.
  • GMP tracking: daily posts/pages for ‘IPO GMP today’ with context on grey‑market trading and listing‑gain talk.
  • Live-ish subscription coverage: intra‑day/day‑wise bid updates and articles (‘Subscribed on Day X’).
  • Allotment status guidance: directs users to official registrars (e.g., Bigshare, KFintech, Link Intime) for status checks.
  • Post‑listing coverage: listing price vs issue price; quick ‘listing gain’ notes.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

7 overlaps

Mutual strengths include News, Alerts, and Calendar plus 4 more areas.

Where they differ

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)

Distinct strengths include:

Order Book / Level II
  • HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search.
  • Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices.
  • Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings.
  • Trading and clearing calendar, downloadable as PDF or subscribable via iCal/URL.

IPO Watch (ipowatch.in)

Distinct strengths include:

Secondary Offerings
New Issues & Calendars
Blogs
  • IPO dashboard & calendars: Upcoming Mainboard and SME IPOs; per‑deal pages with dates, price band, lot size, and timeline.
  • GMP tracking: daily posts/pages for ‘IPO GMP today’ with context on grey‑market trading and listing‑gain talk.
  • Live-ish subscription coverage: intra‑day/day‑wise bid updates and articles (‘Subscribed on Day X’).
  • Allotment status guidance: directs users to official registrars (e.g., Bigshare, KFintech, Link Intime) for status checks.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)IPO Watch (ipowatch.in)
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: News, Alerts, Calendar, IPO, Dividends, Splits, Buybacks & Authorizations

Unique: Order Book / Level II

Shared: News, Alerts, Calendar, IPO, Dividends, Splits, Buybacks & Authorizations

Unique: Secondary Offerings, New Issues & Calendars, Blogs

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Options, Futures

Stocks, Bonds, Funds, Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search.
  • Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices.
  • Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings.
  • Trading and clearing calendar, downloadable as PDF or subscribable via iCal/URL.
  • HKEX Data Marketplace offering paid datasets such as CCASS shareholding and historical full order book data, delivered via SFTP, direct download, or cloud-to-cloud.
  • Real-time market datafeeds (OMD-C/OMD-D) with Level 1, Level 2, and Full Book options, including 10-level depth and full tick order data.

Unique

  • IPO dashboard & calendars: Upcoming Mainboard and SME IPOs; per‑deal pages with dates, price band, lot size, and timeline.
  • GMP tracking: daily posts/pages for ‘IPO GMP today’ with context on grey‑market trading and listing‑gain talk.
  • Live-ish subscription coverage: intra‑day/day‑wise bid updates and articles (‘Subscribed on Day X’).
  • Allotment status guidance: directs users to official registrars (e.g., Bigshare, KFintech, Link Intime) for status checks.
  • Post‑listing coverage: listing price vs issue price; quick ‘listing gain’ notes.
  • Corporate‑action roundups: Buybacks, Dividends, Bonus/Split lists; BSE/NSE holiday pages; Diwali Muhurat trading time.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) both support?

Both platforms cover News, Alerts, Calendar, IPO, Dividends, Splits, and Buybacks & Authorizations workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) require subscriptions?

Both Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and IPO Watch (ipowatch.in)?

Both Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) differentiates itself with HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search., Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices., and Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings., whereas IPO Watch (ipowatch.in) stands out for IPO dashboard & calendars: Upcoming Mainboard and SME IPOs; per‑deal pages with dates, price band, lot size, and timeline., GMP tracking: daily posts/pages for ‘IPO GMP today’ with context on grey‑market trading and listing‑gain talk., and Live-ish subscription coverage: intra‑day/day‑wise bid updates and articles (‘Subscribed on Day X’)..

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Curation & Accuracy

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