Korea Investment & Securities to Newly List 340 ELWs

Korea Investment & Securities announced on July 15 that it will newly list 340 types of Equity-Linked Warrants (ELWs).

Of these, 42 are index-type ELWs based on the KOSPI 200, while 298 are individual stock-type ELWs with underlying assets such as SK hynix, Jusung Engineering, Doosan Robotics, and KB Financial Group.

ELWs are investment products that allow investors to trade the right to buy or sell individual stocks or stock indices at a predetermined price on the maturity date. If an investor expects the underlying asset to rise, they can invest in call ELWs; if a decline is anticipated, they can invest in put ELWs. This structure allows for a variety of investment strategies depending on market direction. However, if the price of the underlying asset moves contrary to expectations, investors may lose up to 100% of the principal at maturity.

To trade ELWs, investors are required to undergo an investment profile assessment and complete a pre-investment education course. In addition, new customers must meet a minimum basic deposit requirement of 15 million won.

Korea Investment & Securities is the market leader in both trading volume and number of listed products in the ELW market of the Korea Exchange.

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