Tuesday January 6 2015

News Source: Global Exchanges

Focus: Other

Type: General




The Korea Exchange (KRX) has issued a list of the major institutional changes to impact the KRX Securities and Derivatives markets in 2015.

The following institutional changes are listed:

  • Expansion of daily price limit in the stock market (1st half 2015)
  • Introduction of market making system for low liquidity issues (1st half 2015)
  • Improvement in the price range of quotes for treasury stocks (1st half 2015)
  • Provision of more market data (1st half 2015)
  • Opening of new derivatives market to strengthen the capital market dynamics (Derivatives, In 2015)
  • Provision of risk management tools for the capital market (Derivatives, In 2015)
  • Reinforced investor protection in derivatives market (Derivatives, Dec 29, 2014)
  • Improvement in price stability (Derivatives, 1st half 2015)
  • Change in quotation unit (Derivatives, 1st half 2015)
  • Exemption of the Securities Transaction Tax for derivatives market makers (1st half 2015)
  • Reprioritization of financial resources for resolving settlement failure (after law amendments)
  • Launch of Carbon Emission Rights (CERs) market (Jan 12, 2015)

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