In today’s briefing:
- FSC Gives the Green Light for Full-Scale Short Selling Today: What It Means for Trading
- Kospi Index Options Weekly (Feb 17 – 21): Hedge Considerations as Rally Stalls at 350
FSC Gives the Green Light for Full-Scale Short Selling Today: What It Means for Trading
- The push for MSCI DM inclusion drove Korea’s full short-selling resumption, clearing the KRX index rights issue, allowing MSCI to roll out derivatives, making full short selling the final step.
- With full short-selling back, traders are watching for large-scale quant funds to return, potentially boosting liquidity across the market alongside the ATS launch, after years of individual large-cap setups.
- The market is watching how full short-selling resumption narrows bid-ask spreads and impacts sector rotation, prompting traders to prepare setups for the broader market shift.
Kospi Index Options Weekly (Feb 17 – 21): Hedge Considerations as Rally Stalls at 350
- After eight consecutive days of gains, the Kospi rally paused in the last two sessions, closing just above 350.
- The 350 area aligns with several key levels from the past three years.
- For those looking to hedge recent gains, we recommend two preferred hedge strategies.
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