Trading of Stock Index Futures, Options Soars amid Virus-caused Market Rout

SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Transactions of stock index futures and options in South Korea spiked in February due to greater market volatility caused by the new coronavirus outbreak, data showed Wednesday. The daily turnover of stock index futures came to 30.9 trillion won (US$25.5 billion) in February, up 58 percent from January and [...]