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Financial regulators to pursue derivatives diversification, review digital asset framework

South Korea's financial authorities and the Korea Exchange said they will strengthen investor protection while seeking to diversify derivatives products and improve trading conditions to revitalise the market, marking the derivatives market's 30th anniversary. A Financial Services Commission official said balance is needed as tighter protection has reduced excessive speculation but may have hurt market vitality. The Korea Exchange outlined plans for weekly and zero-day options, new futures listings and steps toward a 24-hour trading system.

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Digital asset derivatives need institutionalisation to curb capital outflows and boost investor protection

Han Seo-hee (한서희), a lawyer at Lee & Ko, said a policy symposium in Seoul outlined the need for a digital asset derivatives market, overseas regulatory cases and directions for institutionalisation. She said derivatives can support price discovery, hedging and market efficiency and may be a precondition for institutional participation. She warned that without a domestic regulated market, capital outflows could grow as Korea-related products trade overseas.

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Korea's derivatives market at 30 as trading shifts to overseas and crypto markets

Yoon Sun-jung (윤선중), a professor at Dongguk University, said Korea’s exchange-traded derivatives market faces structural limits and needs regulatory change, citing a sharp drop in trading after 2011 measures raised contract size, margin requirements and mandatory education for retail investors. He said trading shifted to overseas high-risk products and crypto markets. Yoon urged a shift from pre-emptive regulation to tighter monitoring and tougher penalties, easier listings for standardised products and stronger self-regulatory oversight.