Tag: Kospi 200
South Korea Market Review, September 2020: growing discontent
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
21 Oct 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
There were 878 products issued in the retail segment in September, up by 41% compared to August.
South Korea Market Review, August 2020: a slight change in investor preferences
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
24 Sep 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
Only 521 products were issued in the retail segment in August, showing a significant decrease of 68% compared to July.
South Korea Market Review, February 2020: worries over uncertain market
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
31 Mar 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
Some 1,308 products were issued in the retail segment in February, a four percent increase from January.
South Korea Market Review, January 2020: high-risk products return slowly
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
12 Mar 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
Some 1,259 products were issued in the retail segment in January, a 19% decrease compared to December.
South Korea Market Review, December 2019: a good year-end
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
31 Jan 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
Some 1,537 products were issued in the retail segment in December, an increase of 24% from the prior month.
South Korea Market Review - July 2019
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
29 Aug 2019 by Iveta Pekova
Structured product issuance rose six percent in July, compared to the previous month, with 1,363 products issued in the retail segment alone. Sales volumes, at KRW10.8 trillion (US$8.9 billion), were down 3.5% from KRW11.2 trillion in June.
South Korean issuers shun Kospi, opt for Nikkei
Asia Pacific | Products
24 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang
The sales volume of equity-linked structured products tracking the Japanese index doubled in the first half of this year compared to the second half of 2018, while that of products linked to Kospi 200 dropped.
South Korea improves options trading for Kospi 200
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
15 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang
South Korea is set to launch Kospi 200 options with a maturity of one week in September that will make it easier for issuers to manage their autocallable books.
Top 5 underlyings in 2018
International | Industry
21 Dec 2018 by Maria Koleva
As we near the end of 2018, we look at the most popular indices used as underlying for structured products across markets. Underlying indices remain one of the most interesting and fascinating aspects in the industry with its uniqueness and ability to slice and dice any investment strategy.