The country’s equity-linked securities market rebounded in 2025, with ELS outstanding climbing 15% to KRW11.5 trillion after two years of decline
The outstanding balance for equity-linked securities (ELS) sold in South Korea bounced back 15% year-on-year to KRW11.5 trillion (US$7.8 billion) by the end of 2025 after a two-ear downtrend, according to a report released by the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) on Wednesday (21 January). The latest figure on capital-at-risk autocallable notes remains well short of the 2022 high of over KRW42 trillion Still, the latest figure on capital-at-risk autocallable notes remains well short of the 2