Financial Regulatory Forum

S.Korea restricts trading in FX forwards

   By Seo Eun-kyung and Cheon Jong-woo
   SEOUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) – South Korea announced measures on Thursday aimed at tightening control over foreign exchange liquidity to make the banking system (more…)

S.Korea considers FX margin trading curbs -official

A South Korean bank clerk shows new 5,000-won ($4.93) bank notes at the headquarters of Woori Bank in Seoul    By Kim Yeon-hee and Lee Chang-ho
   SEOUL, July 8 (Reuters) – South Korea is considering imposing limits on currency margin trading to curb speculation, a senior official of the country’s financial authority said on Wednesday, a move that may dent brokerage houses’ efforts to expand into forex services.
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