Until the new measures are implemented in the next three months, new CFD trading by individual investors will be restricted.
May 30, 2023The guidelines, created by three ESG evaluation agencies and endorsed by regulators, take effect from 1 September.
May 27, 2023Korean officials will seek tougher sanctions and penalties as well as regulatory improvements to the current CFD trading system.
May 24, 2023The FSC said it has confirmed that a "significant number" of CFD accounts were involved in last month's stock crash.
May 17, 2023Cboe Global Indices and KRX will publish advanced strategic indices based on Korean derivatives, including KOSPI 200 options.
May 1, 2023The revisions will enable overseas subsidiaries of "comprehensive financial investment service providers" to provide corporate credit in overseas markets more easily.
April 18, 2023KOSPI-listed firms with KRW 10 trillion in assets will be required to disclose material information in English from 2024. Firms with KRW 2 trillion in assets must do the same from 2026.
April 5, 2023KRX chief Sohn Byung Doo says the complete resumption of short selling will help Korea win inclusion in MSCI's developed markets index.
March 20, 2023Applications for preliminary accreditation will be accepted between 27-30 March. Once authorisation is granted, firms will have six months to launch.
March 15, 2023The strategies include allowing night-time derivatives trading, a change to the dividend system, new derivatives product launches, and a new market for digital securities.
February 6, 2023