Does anyone on this board trade these? How does that work in terms of data feeds? Do you get streaming data from your CME subscription, or do you need KRX data feed?
I believe IB broker offers this with hectic fees around 8000won round trip. Kospi200 is traded on KRX exchange so CME isn't involved. Cheapest way is to open an account with local FCM in South Korea 2000won round trip one contract. Good luck!
CME has a partnership with KRX now, so the CME offers KOSPI index futures when the KRX is closed (which of course is during the USA peak trading hours). I'm just wondering how data is handled in this situation and if there are any extra fees besides the typical charge for the CME exchange data. http://www.cmegroup.com/international/partnership-resources/krx-resources.html
When KRX is closed, kospi200 barely moves. There's no reason to trade Kospi200 because there's other much better alternatives. Why would you want to trade Kospi200 to begin with? it is very slow these days. You will probably need to open an account with South Korean FCM. No brokers other than IB offers Kospi200 at the moment.
IMO, if you want to trade KOSPI trade it on KRX. Don't trade it on CME. Also, as far as I can tell, just like the Bursa Malaysia link this requires you to have KRX access anyway - so I'm not sure what the point of it even is other than trading off hours. This is not a copycat contract that tracks KOSPI.
There are many alternatives so I will suggest my favorites. I like to trade E-mini S&P500 Futures during New York opening. Eurostoxx 50 (FESX) for european hours. Osaka Nikkei mini futures for Asian opening.