How to Trade iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) in Sri Lanka

From Sri Lanka, exposure to iShares MSCI South Korea ETF runs through a USDC-settled perpetual.

Is iShares MSCI South Korea ETF trading legal in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka does not criminalise holding crypto, but it also gives it no lawful market. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka's public awareness notice of 9 April 2021, issued jointly by the Payments and Settlements Department and the Department of Foreign Exchange, states plainly that there are no regulatory safeguards relating to the usage, investment or dealing in virtual currencies in Sri Lanka, and that CBSL has given no licence or authorisation to any entity or company to operate schemes involving virtual currencies, including no authorised ICOs, mining operations or Virtual Currency Exchanges.

What the contract is

A perpetual on EWY tracks price and does not confer ownership of the underlying — the same contract mechanics apply in every jurisdiction; what differs by country is legal status and funding rails.

Sign up on Canborsa with email, X or a wallet

No document upload to open the account. Canborsa is non-custodial: your collateral stays under your own keys until a position opens.

Email X Wallet

Fund the account with USDC

Deposit USDC over Canton, Robinhood Chain, Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain or Arbitrum. Canborsa takes no fiat, so buying the USDC happens wherever you normally buy stablecoins.

→Robinhood Chain

Open EWY-PERP

Pick EWY in the markets list. The ticket shows the live price, the current funding rate and max leverage 10x .

EWY-PERPPerpetual · USDC marginLONG

Choose Buy / Long, then set size and leverage

Buying $1,000 of EWY at 5x uses $200 of collateral. Higher leverage moves the liquidation price closer to your entry: your exposure is the position size, whatever margin you posted. Set a stop-loss below your entry before you walk away.

Capital gains tax rate for individuals is 10%; income tax rates for individuals range from 12% to 24%.

Trading EWY from Sri Lanka: regulated.

Sri Lanka residents can trade iShares MSCI South Korea ETF on 11 platforms, including ApeX, Aster and Avantis.

On Canborsa, traders in Sri Lanka can use up to 10x leverage on iShares MSCI South Korea ETF.

On Canborsa, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF trading from Sri Lanka costs 0.07% per side.