The Korea Exchange has signed contracts with 10 member firms to serve as market makers for the stock market in 2026. Market makers are responsible for continuously submitting buy and sell quotes for designated stocks under contract, thereby providing liquidity to ensure smooth trading.
The 10 firms are NH Investment & Securities, Kyobo Securities, Shinyoung Securities, Korea IMC Securities, LS Securities, Meritz Securities, CLSA Korea Securities, Daol Investment & Securities, Daishin Securities, and Shinhan Investment & Securities.
Next year, the number of market-making stocks in the KOSPI market will increase by 3% to 313, up from 304 this year. The KOSDAQ market will also see a rise of about 1%, reaching 421 stocks compared to 415 this year. According to the exchange, 95.2% of the stocks under market-making contracts in the KOSPI market and 37.5% in the KOSDAQ market have been assigned two or more market makers.
The exchange stated, "We will continue to operate and improve the market maker system to reduce trading costs for investors and to vitalize the derivatives market and the domestic financial market," adding, "We will also make ongoing efforts to further enhance the liquidity of stocks subject to market making."
Meanwhile, the exchange signed market-making contracts for next year's stock and stock index derivatives markets with 19 securities firms the previous day. More than two market makers have been assigned for a total of 354 derivative products.
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