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Bloomberg
23-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
South Korean Bourse Prepares to Launch Carbon-Emissions Futures
South Korea's main stock exchange plans to roll out futures on carbon emissions to deepen the market for the sector and help with the nation's push toward net-zero emissions by 2050. The Korea Stock Exchange will introduce contracts tied to the country's allocation units in 2026, a representative for the bourse said in response to questions by Bloomberg News. Consignment trading — where firms can transfer unused allowances to a third-party auction platform — will begin in the second half of this year.
Bloomberg
29-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
South Korean Bourse Wants to Add More Weekly Index Options
South Korea's main stock exchange is preparing to launch a range of short-term derivatives, joining other Asian bourses in expanding the offering of such instruments. The Korea Stock Exchange plans to introduce weekly options expiring every weekday on the benchmark Kospi 200 Index as well as weeklies with Monday and Thursday expiries for the Kosdaq 150 Index of small-cap companies, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. It also intends to offer dividend futures tied to the Kospi 200, the people said.
