KOSPI 200 (KR200) perpetual market

The KOSPI 200 is a leading South Korean stock market index, made up of 200 major companies listed on the Korea Exchange and representing the large-cap core of the broader KOSPI market. Weighted by market capitalization, it is dominated by South Korea's export champions in technology, semiconductors, autos and heavy industry, including some of the country's best-known conglomerates, so it is highly sensitive to global demand for electronics and chips and to the health of world trade. The KOSPI 200 is the basis for one of the most actively traded equity derivatives markets in the world, with heavy volumes in its futures and options. As a gauge of an economy built around manufacturing and exports, the index responds strongly to the global technology cycle, currency movements and geopolitical developments on the Korean peninsula, making it a closely watched proxy for both South Korean equities and Asian trade-driven growth.