Effects and Policy Implications of the Introduction of Currency Futures in Korea

Abstract

The market of currency futures of South Korea was opened on April 23rd in 1999. This thesis analyzed the influence of the currency futures market over the foreign exchange market, aiming at observing the possible future of the currency futures market and the enlightenment of the policy. This thesis observed the future of the futures market of South Korea indirectly according to the state quo of the trading of currency futures and the economic function of the currency futures market. In order to answer what the influence of the introduction of the currency futures market over the foreign exchange market was and what the policy which ideals with it was, this thesis first classified the abstracts of former researches. Meanwhile, the result of the empirical analysis showed that the change of the Korea won exchange rate against the US dollar had a close relationship with the exchange rate of currency futures, but it did not affect the fluidity of Korea won (W) against the US dollar ($). In order to stabilize the development of currency futures market and make it play the part of function, while greatly changing the understanding of the risk of foreign exchange, it is necessary for enterprises to supervise the risk control system effectively.

Keywords

• Currency Futures Korea
• Foreign Exchange