KOSPI 200 Options
KOSPI 200 Options
Item Monthly Options Weekly Options
Underlying Asset KOSPI 200 Index
Contract Size KOSPI 200 Options price times KRW 250,000
Listed Contracts Six consecutive months + two quarterly months + two half-yearly months + one yearly month Two contracts per week, listed on Mondays and Thursdays that expire the following Monday and Thursday, respectively.
* Weekly options with expiry coinciding with the expiry of monthly options(the 2nd Thursdsay) are not listed.
Trading Hours 08:45 ~ 15:45 (08:45 ~ 15:20 on the last trading day)
Tick Size & Value 0.01 point (KRW 2,500) for less than 10 point of premium
0.05 point (KRW 12,500) for 10 point or more of premium
Exercise price interval
  • As contract month is newly listed, Strike price shall be additionally set as below
    1. For the contracts in the non-quarterly months, March and September : ATM, ATM±120p (5p interval)
    2. For the contracts in June and December : ATM, ATM±120p (10p interval)
  • Exercise price shall be additionally set to maintain the range and interval of exercise price described as below
    1. The nearest 3 contract months : ATM±80p (2.5p interval)
    2. The 4th ~ 8th nearest contract months : ATM±120p (5p interval)
    3. The farthest 3 contract months : ATM±120p (10p interval)
  • As contract week is newly listed, Strike price shall be additionally set as below
    - ATM, ATM±40p (2.5p interval)
  • Exercise price shall be additionally set to maintain the range and interval of exercise price described as below
    - ATM±40p (2.5p interval)
Last Trading Day Second Thursday of the contract month Mon Weekly : Every Monday (in case of market holiday, pushed back)
Thur Weekly: Every Thursday, excluding the 2nd Thursday (In case of market holiday, brought forward)
Final Settlement Day The following day of the last trading day
Final Settlement Cash
Daily Price Limit ① ±8%, ② ±15%, ③ ±20% price limits are applied to the options base price(①tier only during 08:45~09:00)
Exercise Style European(exercisable only at expiration)
Position Limit*
Individual 10,000 delta
Others 20,000 delta
Listing date July 7, 1997 Mon Weekly : July 31, 2023
Thur Weekly : September 23, 2019
* : Based on Enforcement Rules of Derivatives Market Business Regulation Annex 23
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