Korean Stock & Equity Research

Investing Guides/Market Mechanics

The Korea Exchange (KRX) trades continuously from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Korea Standard Time, Monday through Friday, with no lunch break — that translates to roughly 7:00 PM to 1:30 AM US Eastern Time (standard time) or 8:00 PM to 2:30 AM during US daylight saving. KRX observes 17 scheduled holidays in 2026, including a three-day closure for Seollal (Lunar New Year), and does not adjust for US dayli..

Investing Guides/Market Mechanics

DART (Data Analysis, Retrieval and Transfer System) is Korea's official corporate disclosure database, run by the Financial Supervisory Service, and it's free to search at dart.fss.or.kr. Since 2024, large KOSPI-listed companies have been phasing in mandatory English-language disclosures, making DART increasingly usable without Korean fluency — though coverage still isn't universal. This article..

Investing Guides/Market Mechanics

Korea's Corporate Value-Up Program, launched in February 2024, is a government-driven initiative pressuring listed companies to improve capital efficiency and shareholder returns in order to close the "Korea Discount." The associated Korea Value-Up Index has outperformed the broader KOSPI 200 by more than 30% since its September 2024 launch. Table of ContentsWhat Is the "Korea Discount"?How Does..