S Korea – FSC Short Selling System Improved

S Korea – FSC Short Selling System Improved

On 6 March 2025, SK FSC said legal revisions to improve the short selling system were completed with approval of revisions to Regulations on financial investment business.

  • Plus, revisions to KRX's Market surveillance regulations, during its meeting on 5 March 2025.
  • SK FSC will verify the computer system until the effective date, i.e. 31 March 2025.
  • Temporarily expand the system for designating overheated short selling stocks, in order to buffer the volatility of stocks that may occur when short selling resumes.