
KRX has released a variety of indices for stocks, bonds, derivatives, strategies, etc., since the stock index by the adjusted stock price average method was launched in 1964.
As of late September 2017, 264 kinds of indices in total have been announced. ETF market, whose underlying asset is a KRX index, amounts to 25 trillion won. In particular, KOSPI Index plays a role of the leading index of the Korean stock market.
Also KOSPI 200, as a representative blue-chip index, is used as the underlying index of various financial instruments such as futures, options, ETF, ELS, etc.
1964 | The stock index by an adjusted stock price average method launched |
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1972 | KCSPI(Korea Composite Stock Price Index) launched |
1983 |
KOSPI(Korea Composite Stock Price Index) launched Equity indices by industry, capital size and market division launched |
1994 | KOSPI 200 launched |
2003 |
KODI(Korea Dividend Stock Price Index) launched KOGI(Korea Corporate Governance Stock Price Index) launched |
2006 | KRX Sector Indices launched |
2009 |
SRI(Social Responsibility Investment) Index launched V-KOSPI 200 (KOSPI 200 Volatility Index) launched |
2012 |
KOSPI 200 Risk Control Indices(volatility level : 6%, 8%, 10%,12%) launched S&P/KRX Dynamic Asset Exchange Index launched |
2014 |
New Dividend Indices launched (KOSPI High Dividend Yidel, KRX High Dividend Yield, KOSPI Growth Dividend Index, KOSPI Preferred Stock Index) |
2015 |
KTOP 30 Index launched KOSDAQ 150 Index launched KOSPI 200 Intrinsic Value Index and KOSPI 200 MidSmallCap Index launched ESG Leaders 150, Governance Leaders 100, and Eco leaders 100 launched |
2016 |
KOSPI 200 TR/NTR(USD) Indices launched KOSDAQ 150 Sector Indices and Low Volatility Index launched KRX Smart Beta Indices(value, quality, momentum, value-momentum) launched |
2017 |
KRX Gold Spot Index(KRW/USD) Korea Taiwan IT premier Index launched KOSPI 200 Factor Tilt Indices(value, quality, momentum, low vol) launched SF-KOSPI 200 Leverage 1.5X |