The Korea Exchange announced on the 1st that it plans to list an additional 16 stock futures and 4 stock options on the 27th of next month.
Futures for 16 stocks that were incorporated into the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ Global indices in the first half of this year will be newly listed, while 12 stocks that were removed from the indices will be excluded from the underlying securities for stock futures.
Among the stocks included in the KOSPI, stock futures for DN AUTOMOTIVE, HD Hyundai, HD Hyundai Marine Solution, Dongwon Industries, Miwon Specialty Chemical, Young Poong, Korea District Heating Corporation, Taekwang Industrial, and Hankuk Carbon will be listed.
Among the KOSDAQ stocks, ISC, Dongwha Enterprise, Soulbrain, CIS, Ecopro, Park Systems, and HANCOM can engage in stock futures transactions.
The newly listed stock options will include Samsung Heavy Industries, Hanwha System, Hanwha Ocean, and Hyundai Rotem. The exchange explained that it is adding these four stocks to activate the stock options market due to high market demand.
On the other hand, LX International, PI Advanced Materials, SK Networks, Kumyang, Doosan, Doosan Fuel Cell, SAM-A ALUMINIUM, ILJIN Hysolus, COSMO AM&T, Hansei Industry, Huons will be excluded from the basic futures.