Hantoo Securities Launches 'Sleepless in USA' Service Providing Local US Stock Reports

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Korea Investment & Securities, a subsidiary of Korea Financial Group, announced on the 11th that it has partnered with the U.S. comprehensive financial company Stifel Financial Corp. to selectively translate stock reports from local U.S. analysts and provide them twice daily to individual customers through the 'Sleepless in USA' service.

Korea Investment & Securities announced on the 11th that it has launched the US local stock report service 'Sleepless in USA'. (Provided by Korea Investment & Securities)

This service carefully selects key stock reports with high investor interest and informational value from Stifel's latest reports published on the same day and provides them to Korean investors twice a day at 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM. When investment events such as earnings announcements, Investor Day, or CEO/CFO meetings occur, related reports are immediately released in the U.S., but due to the time difference, it takes more than two business days in Korea. The 'Sleepless in USA' service provides reports twice daily aligned with the U.S. stock pre-market and after-market sessions to help investors quickly respond to market changes.

The service targets high-quality stocks. Stifel publishes approximately 13,000 reports annually on about 1,400 stocks. Only the best stocks and valuable information are filtered and provided through this service. Based on the Standard Industrial Classification, six core sectors with high investor interest?Information Technology, Communication Services, Healthcare, etc.?lead the selection, and final 300 stocks are chosen considering market capitalization and trading volume. Stocks are reselected quarterly, reflecting domestic investor needs and market changes.

Most U.S. stock analysis reports provided domestically tend to be limited to earnings reviews. To overcome this limitation, local analyst reports offer investment information and in-depth analysis confirmed through direct communication with companies. Additionally, they include vivid content about actual investor reactions and stock price impacts on the market.

Hugo J. Warns, Global Head of Research at Stifel, said, "'Sleepless in USA' is a new research service that Stifel and Korea Investment & Securities have carefully prepared over the past year. We hope this will encourage Korean investors to take greater interest in the U.S. stock market and achieve better investment results."

Yoo Jong-woo, Head of Research at Korea Investment & Securities, said, "'Sleepless in USA' is the most excellent and reliable weapon for Korean investors entering the battlefield of the U.S. stock market. Reports on high-quality small and mid-cap stocks not yet well known domestically will also greatly help diversify portfolios."

The ‘Sleepless in USA’ research service is available to Korea Investment & Securities individual customers. It can be accessed through the Korea Investment application (app) and website. Non-customers can subscribe and use the service by visiting branches or through the website.