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EM Currency Handbook 2018: Still Fuel in the Tank
Regulatory framework and approacI1
▪ The Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) is the financial policy maker (http://english.mosf.ao.kro.
• The Bank of Korea (BoK) is the central bank. It is independent of MOSF and is primarily responsible for inflation
targeting formulation and the implementation of monetary policy. It enforces foreign exchange laws and monitors
market activity. (hnp://www.bok.or.kr).
• Foreign exchange policy is principally determined by MOSF, while 6OK oversees foreign exchange movements
• Key pieces of legislation governing FX are the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act4 (FETA) and Foreign Exchange
Transaction Regulations (FETR)5. Other legislations can be found at
htto://www.mosf.go.kr/lw/entexlaw.do?bbsld=MOSFBBS 000000000058&menuNo=7060000
• Supervisory functions are consolidated under the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), which was established
in 1998 (talpllnfsc.00.krieng). and its executive enforcement arm, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).
which was established in 1999 (htto://englishiss.or.kr).
• While derivatives are mostly used for hedging purposes, particularly for general investors pursuant to Financial
Investment Services and Capital Market Acts, some investment activities are allowed for 'professional investors'
only. In addition, authorities can from time to time make changes to FX regulations so as to deter speculators or
minimize the impact of speculation on the volatility of the exchange rate
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• Documentation requirements for doing business in Korea can be found at (htto://www.investkorea.orq).
• Financial Investment Services and Capital Market Acts can be found at:
hturfienglish fss or.kr/fseengtwogeieng321jsa
Onshore KRW products
• Korean financial institutions which meet qualifying conditions and are registered with the MOSF as an FX handling
institution and approved by FSC as licensed financial institutions for OTC derivatives business may enter into
general interest rate or currency derivative transactions with Non-Residents without MOSF approval. All credit-
linked derivative transactions are to be reported to the BoK.
• KRW may not be provided to Non-Residents in excess of certain limits except in connection with their investments
in Korea and other legitimate transactions.
• Korean securities companies which obtain a license for OTC derivatives may deal in derivative transactions relating
to securities, interest rates or indices.
X spot
Regulatory: Supporting documentation (including a declaration or approval of proper regulatory authority
for a capital transaction, i.e., a loan, guarantee or investment) should be submitted to a foreign
exchange bank (FX Bank) prior to trading if there is to be physical delivery. The documentation
handling process usually takes 1 to 2 days.
Avg. ticket size: USD 1mn
Bid/ask spread: KRW 0.1
Avg. daily vol: USD 6bn
Ref. source: Reuters page <KFTC01>,< KFTC11> for Interbank only
Trading hours: 9:00am - 3:30pm, Seoul time (No lunch time). Spot hours were extended by 30 mins effective
August 2016.
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hnpl/www.Law.go.ki/ORFilawService.dolOC.more&targetelaw&MST.181382&1ype•FITML&mobileYn.
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