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KOSPI vs. KOSDAQ: What the Board a Korean Stock Trades On Actually Tells You
Every Korean stock trades on one of two boards run by the Korea Exchange (KRX): KOSPI or KOSDAQ. They aren’t separate markets the way, say, the NYSE and Nasdaq are sometimes loosely described — they’re both operated by the same…
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Converting Dollars to Won: The FX Math Behind Buying Korean Stocks
Once you can place an order for a KRX-listed stock through a linked global broker — see our guide to the foreign integrated account system if you haven’t set that up yet — there’s a second, quieter decision that affects…
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How Foreigners Can Now Buy Korean Stocks Without a Korean Brokerage Account
For most of the past two decades, buying an individual Korean stock as a foreign retail investor meant paperwork most people never finished: an Investment Registration Certificate from Korea’s financial regulator, a non-resident brokerage account opened with a Korean securities…
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KOSPI Slips Below the 6,800 Line, But the Won Holds Its Ground Alone
The KOSPI closed at 6,788.88, down 123.49 points, or 1.79%, from the previous session. That marked a sharp reversal from Wall Street’s broad gains overnight, which had been driven by Nvidia’s surge — instead, reports that Washington is weighing a…