On 27 May, Lee Bok-Hyun (Head of the Financial Supervisory Service) went on a radio show (MBC) where he remarked that short selling of stocks in Korea could resume sometime in 1Q -4Q 2025.
What is covered in the Full Insight:
Resumption of short selling in Korea
Centralized system to detect short selling
Launch of Financial Investment Income Tax
Impact of Financial Investment Income Tax on the stock market
Conclusion on resumption of short selling and implementation of Financial Investment Income Tax