2026-08-03 KOSDAQ Buy-Side Sidecar Triggered: 6% and 3% Thresholds and the Impact on Individual Orders
At 10:28:8 a.m. on 2026-08-03, a buy-side sidecar was triggered after KOSDAQ 150 futures rose 6.41% and the KOSDAQ 150 Index gained 3.13%. Not all stock trading was halted; only the effectiveness of program-trading buy orders was suspended for 5 minutes. The verification time of 1:35 p.m. was before the market close. Closing prices, final investor-category trading flows, and the reasons for the rally