{
  "id": 7488893,
  "title": "Korea Exchange after-market draws heavy retail trading, sharp volatility",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/korea-exchange-after-market-draws-heavy-retail-trading-sharp",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T06:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20260915/korea-exchange-after-market-draws-heavy-retail-trading-sharp-volatility"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday evening, Kim Ji-ho, a 25-year-old college student, was left bewildered after trading a stock in the after-hours market. The stock had risen by 10 percent, but by the time Kim returned from the bathroom, the gains had vanished. This experience left Kim hesitant to trade during after-hours sessions in the future.\n\nThe after-hours trading session saw heavy retail trading, leading to sharp volatility. Some brokerages faced technical difficulties, and many investors found the new system confusing, as they struggled to differentiate between regular-session closing prices and after-hours prices. The situation was further complicated by the existence of both the Korea Exchange (KRX) and Nextrade after-hours markets, requiring investors to navigate between two distinct order screens.\n\nThe KRX extended stock trading hours on Monday, permitting trading for almost all listed stocks from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. However, the introduction of the after-hours market has raised concerns among investors regarding the complexity and potential instability of the trading environment.",
  "summary": "Kim Ji-ho stared at his stock trading app in confusion on Monday evening. He knew that the after-hours market was opening and noticed that a stock he was interested in had risen 10 percent. But by the time he returned from the bathroom, all the gains had disappeared. \"It was a little scary, so I don't think I'll be trading in the after-hours market for a while,\" said Kim, a 25-year-old college…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Volatility controls spike in first day of after-hours trading on Korea Exchange",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/volatility-controls-spike-in-first-day-of-after-hours-trading-on",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:33:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea Exchange after-market draws heavy retail trading, sharp volatility",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/korea-exchange-after-market-draws-heavy-retail-trading-sharp-7493884",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:02:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}