Competition is heating up among domestic brokerage firms as they vie for retail funds ahead of the launch of Korea's first alternative trading system (ATS) next month, market watchers said Tuesday.

He had been eagerly awaiting the launch of Korea's first alternative trading system (ATS), as he had missed several "key investment opportunities" while being occupied with work. "You no longer ...

Kim Hak-soo, head of South Korea's first alternative stock trading platform Nextrade, speaks during a ceremony in Seoul on March 4, 2025, to launch the country's secondary stock trading platform.

SEOUL -- South Korea will launch its first alternative stock trading system (ATS) next week to allow for longer trading hours and lower fees -- and slimmer broker margins -- as authorities try to ...