Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, has launched the Eurex/KRX Link with extended trading hours for Korean KOSPI 200 derivatives, aligning trading across Korean, US and European time zones.

The expanded trading hours include a variety of products including KOSPI 200 Options, Mini-KOSPI 200 Futures, KOSPI 200 Futures and USD/KRW currency futures. These products are fully fungible with corresponding contracts at KRX.

According to a press statement, the extended trading hours cater to the growing influx of global investors seeking direct access to South Korean equities and derivatives.

IB clients, including hedge funds, individual investors, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers, can now trade Korean derivatives alongside global stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds and funds from a single platform, with the ability to fund accounts and trade in multiple currencies, including the Korean won.