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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] In the future, stocks included in the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ Global Index will also be selected as stock futures and options. Regular changes in stock futures and options will also be expanded from once a year to twice a year. There will also be additional options to avoid (hedging) risks that occur over the weekend.
On the 15th, the Korea Exchange announced a plan to improve the derivatives market system. The exchange said it will change the requirements for selecting stock futures and options to components of the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ Global Index, the market's flagship indexes.
A total of 250 items, including 200 items of the KOSPI 200 and 50 items of KOSDAQ Global, will be selected as futures and options in the future. However, considering the market demand, the selected items will be expanded sequentially. Previously, it was selected based on requirements such as market capitalization, capital erosion, and the number of distribution shares.
Regular changes to futures and options in July every year will be made twice a year in June and September starting next year. In next month's regular change, 25 stock futures and five options will be newly selected and eight futures will be excluded. Five new options will be selected.
Alphabiz Reporter Paul Lee(hoondork1977@alphabiz.co.kr)
