KB Securities announced on the 15th that it has signed an exclusive contract with Dow Jones to provide the original Dow Jones news for the first time among domestic securities firms in response to customers' growing interest in overseas stocks.
Accordingly, the original news related to the US, China, and Hong Kong from four media outlets published by Dow Jones?'Dow Jones Newswire,' 'The Wall Street Journal,' 'MarketWatch,' and 'Barron's'?will be translated into Korean in real time and provided. This service can be accessed through KB Securities' mobile trading systems (MTS), 'KB M-able (Mable)' and 'M-able mini (Mable Mini)'.
Looking at the main features of the news provided by each media outlet, Dow Jones Newswire offers timely news alerts focused on immediacy, while The Wall Street Journal excels in editorials and opinion articles on economics, industry, and corporations. MarketWatch mainly provides real-time analytical articles on companies going public (IPO), and Barron's offers articles centered on statistical data related to finance and economics.
Ha Woo-sung, Head of Digital Business Division at KB Securities, stated, "Through partnerships with the largest number of global news media in the industry, we aim to help overseas stock customers expand coverage of US, China, and Hong Kong stock market items," adding, "We plan to continue providing various content to help customers better understand overseas stocks."
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