Korea Exchange (KRX, 한국거래소) 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.

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Korea Exchange

한국거래소
Type	Stock exchange
Location	Busan & Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates	35°08′12″N 129°03′53″E (Busan)
Founded	1956; 68 years ago (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.krx.co.kr eng.krx.co.kr

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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 (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.^[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]

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

• Korea Financial Investment Association
• List of East Asian stock exchanges