Korea Exchange
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한국거래소 | |
Type | Stock exchange |
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Location | Busan & Seoul, South Korea |
Coordinates | 35°08′12″N 129°03′53″E / 35.136721°N 129.064746°E (Busan) |
Founded | 1956 |
Key people | Sohn Byung-doo (Chairman & CEO) |
Currency | South Korean won |
No. of listings | 2,445 (as of May 2021)[1] |
Market cap | ₩2,604 trillion KRW ($2.3 trillion USD)[2] |
Indices | KOSPI KOSDAQ KRX 100 |
Website | www eng |
Korea Exchange | |
Hangul | 한국거래소 |
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Hanja | 韓國去來所 |
Revised Romanization | Hanguk Georaeso |
McCune–Reischauer | Hanguk Kŏraeso |
Korea Exchange (KRX) is the sole securities exchange operator in South Korea. It is headquartered in Busan, and has an office for cash markets and market oversight in Seoul.
History[edit]
The Korea Exchange was created through the integration of Korea Stock Exchange (KSE), Korea Futures Exchange and KOSDAQ Stock Market under the Korea Stock & Futures Exchange Act. The securities and derivatives markets of former exchanges are now business divisions of Korea Exchange: the Stock Market Division, KOSDAQ Market Division and Derivatives Market Division. As of Dec 2020, Korea Exchange had 2,409 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of ₩2.3 quadrillion KRW ($2.1 trillion USD). The exchange has normal trading sessions from 09:00 am to 03:30 pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.[3]
On 22 May 2015, the Korea Exchange joined the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative in an event with the UN-SG Ban Ki-moon in attendance, as well as senior officials from UN Global Compact and UNCTAD.[4]
Traded Instruments[edit]
- KOSPI Market Division
- Stocks
- Bonds
- Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
- Exchange-Linked Warrants (ELWs)
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- KOSDAQ Market Division
- Stocks
- Derivatives Market Division
- Index Instruments: KOSPI 200 Index Futures, KOSTAR Futures, KOSPI 200 Index Options
- Single Stock Futures
- Equity Options
- Interest Rate Instruments: 3-Year KTB (Korea Treasury Bond) Futures, 5-Year KTB Futures, 10-Year KTB Futures
- Foreign Exchange Instruments: USD Futures, JPY Futures, EUR Futures, USD Options
- Commodity Instruments: Gold Futures, Mini-gold Futures, Lean Hog Futures
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ""Global KRX About KRX KRX Overview History"". Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ ""시가총액"". Retrieved 10 Feb 2021.
- ^ Market Hours, Korea Exchange via Wikinvest
- ^ "UN Secretary-General Joins Business Leaders in Seoul, Calls for Urgent Action on Poverty, Climate Change and Conflict". UN Global Compact. UN Global Compact. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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