South Korea Eases Margin Trading Rules for 3 Months
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As volatility increased on the 6th with the KOSPI fluctuating around the 5,000 mark, the government decided to exempt securities firms from the obligation to maintain collateral ratios for margin loans for three months to prevent forced selling by individual investors. On the morning of the 6th, the Ministry of Finance and Economy held a market situation review at the Government Complex Seoul, presided over by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister …
The government is exempting securities firms from the obligation to maintain margin loan collateral ratios for three months to prevent excessive forced selling caused by sharp stock price declines. The aim is to alleviate further downward pressure on the stock market by reducing the forced liquidation of investors' shares by securities firms as the collateral value of their stocks has dropped due to falling prices. On the 6th, the Ministry of Fi…
Securities firms will be exempted from the obligation to maintain a margin loan collateral ratio of 140% or higher for three months starting from the 9th. The government made this decision on the 6th at a joint "Emergency Market Situation Review Meeting" of relevant agencies held at the Government Complex Seoul, presided over by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Lee Hyung-il. This measure is intended to prevent increased…
Temporary Relaxation of Regulations Starting the 9th… Adjustment of Collateral Standards by Securities Firm to Reduce Burden of Forced Selling [Digital Daily Reporter Kang Ki-hoon] As the KOSPI index fell below the 5,000 mark, the government announced emergency measures to alleviate the burden of forced selling on investors who borrowed money to buy stocks. The plan is to reduce the volume of forced selling resulting from the sharp drop in stoc…
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