Guides to Korean stocks
Short, plain-English guides to how the Korean stock market works. General information only, not investment, legal or tax advice.
- How to buy Korean stocks as a foreignerHow foreigners can invest in Korean stocks: brokers with Korea Exchange access, US-listed ADRs and Korea ETFs, and the end of investor registration.
- Korean stock market hours, holidays, price limits and tick sizesKorea Exchange hours (Korea time), auctions, after-hours trading, holidays, the ±30% daily price limit, circuit breakers, tick sizes and T+2 settlement.
- KOSPI vs KOSDAQ vs KONEX explainedKorea's three stock markets compared: KOSPI for large established companies, KOSDAQ for growth and tech, KONEX for small early-stage companies.
- Korean dividends: record dates, ex-dividend dates and the new rulesHow Korean dividends work: record dates, ex-dividend dates with T+2 settlement, quarterly payers, and the new 'dividend first, record date later' rule.
- Chaebol and Korean business groups explainedWhat chaebol are, how the Fair Trade Commission designates business groups each year, holding companies, cross-shareholdings and why it matters.
- Korea's Value-up program and the 'Korea discount'What the Korea discount is, the Corporate Value-up program launched in 2024, the Korea Value-up Index, and the governance changes that followed.
- How to read DART filings (Korean company disclosures)What DART is and the main Korean company filings in plain English: annual reports, earnings, capital raises, 5% stakes and insider trades.
- Korean stock tax basics for foreign investorsGeneral information on taxes foreign investors meet in Korea: dividend withholding tax and treaties, capital gains on listed shares, transaction tax.
- How to read technical indicators on Korean stocksMoving averages, golden and dead crosses, 이격도, RSI, stochastic, MACD, Bollinger Bands, ADX, ATR, Ichimoku and OBV, explained in plain English, with Korean conventions.