Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 30 years of experience in the Korean/Asian equity research. Major sectors coverage include the following:
- Technology 
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Tender Offers/M&As
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Korean Government's New Task Force for Inclusion in a Major Global Index + IBKR Korea Trading Signal

Foreigners Integrated Accounts Starting in January 2026: Impact on IBKR & Foreign Trading Platforms

Foreign Investors Allowed to Begin Buying Korean Stocks Without Prior Authorization on 14 December

Ban on Short Selling Stocks in Korea Extended Until March 2025

WeBull In Discussions With Financial Authorities to Enter the Korean Retail Stock Brokerage Market

FSC Head Remarks Short Selling Could Resume in 1Q 2025 and Launch of Financial Investment Income Tax

Korea Exchange Launches the Disclosure of Corporate Value Up Program on KIND System

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>FSS announced that it will relax the requirements for opening a foreign integrated account to allow foreigners to more easily invest in Korean stocks through overseas local securities firms. </li>
<li>On 11 March, Interactive Brokers announced that it invested 15 billion won in Next Securities. So far, IBKR has not formally announced that it will allow trading of Korean stocks.</li>
<li>We expect IBKR to allow trading of Korean stocks in 2025, mainly due to its investment in Next Securities and FSS's announcement today on relaxation of opening foreign omnibus accounts. </li>
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FSS announced that it will relax the requirements for opening a foreign integrated account to allow foreigners to more easily invest in Korean stocks through overseas local securities firms. 
On 11 March, Interactive Brokers announced that it invested 15 billion won in Next Securities. So far, IBKR has not formally announced that it will allow trading of Korean stocks.
We expect IBKR to allow trading of Korean stocks in 2025, mainly due to its investment in Next Securities and FSS's announcement today on relaxation of opening foreign omnibus accounts. 


FSS to Allow Foreigners to Invest in Korean Stocks Through Overseas Local Securities Firms