Mirae Asset Securities set to resume U.S. daytime trading services
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities will resume U.S. daytime trading services next month, expanding access for retail investors amid continued enthusiasm for overseas equities, the company said Tuesday.
Beginning Nov. 4, investors will be able to trade U.S. stocks between 10 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Seoul time. Combined with existing pre-market and after-hours sessions, the move extends total U.S. trading availability to 22 hours and 45 minutes a day, allowing clients to react more swiftly to global market swings.
Mirae Asset said it has strengthened the system in partnership with its New York subsidiary, adding two additional alternative trading platforms—Moon and Bruce—to ensure orders can be processed quickly in the event of exchange delays or errors. A new smart order routing system will automatically direct transactions to the venue with the highest likelihood of execution.
The firm framed the relaunch as a step toward establishing a full 24-hour U.S. trading ecosystem in 2025.
Fueled by strong demand for overseas assets, Mirae Asset has been expanding investor support tools including AI-powered services. As of Oct. 10, the value of customer holdings in foreign stocks exceeded 50 trillion won, with an estimated 15 trillion won in valuation gains, the company said.
Ashley Song (ashley@koreabizwire.com)
