Eric Cha

Macquarie Securities Korea Ltd. (MSKL) is the South Korean broker/dealer subsidiary of Great Britain-based Macquarie Internationale Investments Ltd., ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. Headquartered in Seoul, MSKL was founded in 2006 and offers cash equities broking and risk and arbitrage trading services.

Deutsche Securities Korea Co. is the South Korean broker/dealer subsidiary of Deutsche Holdings (Malta) Ltd., which is owned by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 2000 and provides brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients.

The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (South Korea) (HSBC Korea) is the South Korea-based broker/dealer division of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. in Hong Kong. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 2002 and is ultimately owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA; NYSE: HSBC) in Great Britain. HSBC Korea provides brokerage services to Korean financial institutions and public corporations.

Citigroup Global Markets Korea Securities Ltd. is the South Korean brokerage subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1996 and provides a full suite of securities services to institutional investors.

Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the brokerage division of Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 016360) in Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1982 and offers stock brokerage services to retail clients.

Hana Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Hana Securities-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Hana Securities Co., Ltd., which is owned by Hana Financial Group, Inc. (KRX: 086790) in Korea. The firm was founded in 1977 as Daehan Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. (until 2007), as Hana Daetoo Securities Co., Ltd. (until 2015) and as Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd. (until 2022). Headquartered in Seoul, Hana Securities-Broker offers trading and execution services to various clients.