Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: Korea Stock Exchange Kospi Index and more

In today’s briefing:

  • EQD | Kospi Index Options Weekly – December 23 – 27


EQD | Kospi Index Options Weekly – December 23 – 27

By John Ley

  • Since the end of September the Kospi has been diverging from the Nikkie which has rallied as JPY has weakened. Both Kospi and KRW have been moving lower.
  • Vast majority of option trading is in short dated expiries. The largest volume day of the week saw 99% of trading in expires <= Jan 09
  • Implied vols were quiet but there was some increased tilt to skew making out-of-the-money Puts slightly more expensive.

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