Sales of principal-protected equity-linked bonds continue to skyrocket at year-end while capital-at-risk equity-linked securities drop.

The sales volume of structured products sold in South Korea soared to KRW21.5 trillion (US$14.7 billion) in December 2024, nearly a triple from the previous month boosted by sales of principal-protected equity-linked bonds (ELBs), SRP data shows. South Korea: overall structured product sales volumes by month (US$m) Source: SRP Nearly 87% of these sales last month stemmed from ELBs, which saw the sales reach nearly KRW18.7 trillion (US$12.9 billion) , up more than five times compared to Nove