22 Jan 2026
Korea’s autocall outstanding bounces back after two-year decline
The country’s equity-linked securities market rebounded in 2025, with ELS outstanding climbing 15% to KRW11.5 trillion after two years of decline.
15 Jan 2026
South Korea’s NH expands ELS sales into retirement pension space
The Seoul-based securities house begins issuing partially principal-protected autocallable notes sold to defined benefit investors.
14 Nov 2025
Korean securities houses report increase in autocallable sales
Major securities houses in South Korea report robust third-quarter earnings results as the earnings season winds down.
05 Nov 2025
Korea’s autocall outstanding rises to five-quarter high
The sales of equity-linked securities surged 36% in the third quarter of the year compared to a year ago, the central securities depository’s report reveals.
10 Sep 2025
Korean banks eye resumption of ELS sales under new measure, timing remains unclear
The rollout of the regulatory update regarding banks' sales of ELS may be delayed from September towards the year-end.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.