Korea Exchange (KRX, ) is the sole securities exchange operator in

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. It is headquartered in

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, and has an office for cash markets and market oversight in

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History

The Korea Exchange was created through the integration of Korea Stock Exchange (KSE), Korea Futures Exchange and

KOSDAQ The Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ; ) is a trading board of Korea Exchange (KRX) in South Korea established in 1996. Initially set up by Korea Financial Investment Association as an independent stock market from the Korean ...

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 December 2020, Korea Exchange had 2,409 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of ₩2.3 quadrillion KRW (US$2.1 trillion). 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. 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

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. On 10 April 2025, the KOSPI and

soared when President

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announced that he would suspend the mutual tariffs. In response, the Korea Exchange triggered a buy sidecar for the KOSPI market at 09:06 a.m. for the first time in eight months. In April 2025, the Korea Exchange signed a contract with the Thai Stock Exchange to supply the system for liquidation and settlement. A source at the exchange said it expects the deal to further strengthen the position of the Korean stock market infrastructure in Southeast

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Traded instruments

;KOSPI Market Division * Stocks * Bonds *

Exchange-traded fund An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a type of investment fund that is also an exchange-traded product, i.e., it is traded on stock exchanges. ETFs own financial assets such as stocks, bonds, currencies, debts, futures contracts, and/or comm ...

s (ETFs) * Exchange-Linked Warrants (ELWs) *

Real estate investment trust A real estate investment trust (REIT, pronounced "reet") is a company that owns, and in most cases operates, income-producing real estate. REITs own many types of real estate, including office and apartment buildings, studios, warehouses, hos ...

s (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

Trading hours

Quotations are quotes submitted by the Members on behalf of their customers and are submitted to the Exchange only during Quotation Receiving Hours. Trading days in KRX KOSPI markets are from Monday through Friday and no trading or settlement is made on the following days: * Holidays according to government regulations (which includes Sundays, National Election days, etc) * Labor Day (May 1st) * Saturdays * December 31st when it's a holiday or a Saturday, otherwise the previous business day closest to December 31st * Certain days deemed necessary by the KRX due to market conditions.

References

External links

Korea Exchange Website
Stock exchanges in South Korea Futures exchanges Financial services companies established in 1953 Companies based in Busan 1953 establishments in South Korea {{SouthKorea-company-stub

History

Traded instruments

Trading hours

See also

References

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