The Korea Exchange is planning to introduce weekly options on individual stocks
in June, with contracts set to expire on Thursdays, according to people familiar
with the matter. The move is aimed at giving investors more tools to trade
volatility in South Korea’s equity market. The exchange is also preparing to
expand derivatives trading later this year, including monthly and weekly options
on ETFs, as well as additional expiry days—Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday—for
weekly contracts linked to the Kospi 200 and Kosdaq 150 indexes, which currently
expire only on Mondays and Thursdays.
