There were 711 products issued in the retail segment in August, a 34% fall from July.

Sales volumes, at KRW3.42 trillion (US$2.48 billion), rose 11% compared to the previous month. Some 79 products were withdrawn early during the month as they did not manage to accumulate enough sales. Fourteen of these were offered as a private placement. In August, 2,205 products worth KRW13 trillion matured. The best-performing product was Kiwoom New Global 100tr Club ELS 380 . The one-year autocall, which sold KRW2.65 billion at inception, was linked to a basket comprising the shares of T