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Hanwha debuts Korea’s first double knock-in autocall for tail risk

27 Aug 2025

Hanwha debuts Korea’s first double knock-in autocall for tail risk

The new equity-linked securities (ELS) introduces a protection period after the first knock-in touch with China’s Huatai acting as the hedging counterparty.

Market Reviews
South Korea Market Review, July 2025: HSCEI Leveraged Index returns to ELS market, DLBs boom

08 Aug 2025

South Korea Market Review, July 2025: HSCEI Leveraged Index returns to ELS market, DLBs boom

Interest rate-linked products continue to gain traction, led by the three-month Korea Treasury Bond as the most-sold underlying for DLBs.

Products
Korea’s autocall outstanding turns positive

22 Jul 2025

Korea’s autocall outstanding turns positive

The country’s ELS and ELB structures recorded higher sales in the first half of the year, according to the central securities depository’s report. Capital-at-risk ELS' outstanding has turned around a declining trend since H1 2022.

Market Reviews
South Korea Market Review, June 2025: autocall sales reach six-month high, DLBs in focus

16 Jul 2025

South Korea Market Review, June 2025: autocall sales reach six-month high, DLBs in focus

ELS records a sales recovery, while DLBs’ volumes surge 79% year-on-year.

Market
Korean regulator bolsters investor protection amid ELS mis-selling scandal

14 Jul 2025

Korean regulator bolsters investor protection amid ELS mis-selling scandal

The increased investor assessment and the change in product description order for high-difficulty financial investment products are among regulator’s targets.

Market
SRP Apac 2025: Korean market awaits clarity from lawmakers

17 Jun 2025

SRP Apac 2025: Korean market awaits clarity from lawmakers

In a fireside chat, two equity derivatives executives from South Korea shared their concern and optimism when it comes to the domestic structured products market.

Market
South Korea: KIS, Samsung report higher ELS sales in Q1

03 Jun 2025

South Korea: KIS, Samsung report higher ELS sales in Q1

Korea Investment & Securities, Samsung Securities and Mirae Asset Securities record higher sales of ELS in the first quarter of the year, while Hana Securities’ sales drop. Shinhan’s ELS sales turn tepid.

Market Reviews
South Korea Market Review, April 2025: Tesla, Nvidia standing out in ELS issuances

13 May 2025

South Korea Market Review, April 2025: Tesla, Nvidia standing out in ELS issuances

Tesla-linked and Nvidia-linked equity-linked securities (ELS) recorded a sales surge in April, while a basket of index structures remained the top-sellers.

Products
South Korea: capital-at-risk autocalls down 60%

29 Apr 2025

South Korea: capital-at-risk autocalls down 60%

The country’s capital-at-risk products record a 61% drop in outstanding balance by the end of March compared to the prior year period.

Market
Korean securities houses deliver robust performance, ELS sales unscathed

03 Apr 2025

Korean securities houses deliver robust performance, ELS sales unscathed

Mirae Asset Securities, Samsung, Korea Investment and Securities, KB and Shinhan’s profit have remained strong in 2024.

Market Reviews
South Korea Market Review, February 2025: ELS take off as DLS dip

04 Mar 2025

South Korea Market Review, February 2025: ELS take off as DLS dip

Equity-linked securities sales rebound 52% while derivatives-linked securities falter.

Market
SRP in brief: restrictions and recommendations

03 Mar 2025

SRP in brief: restrictions and recommendations

The latest regulatory updates, market reviews, people moves and product information from SRP’s news desk.