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A Quarter of Stocks Traded through Mobile Devices

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 11 (Korea Bizwire) – As many people are today using smartphones and tablet computers through which they can trade stocks with the tip of their fingers, the amount of stock traded through mobile devices has surpassed a 25-percent threshold, an eight-fold increase from only 3 percent as late as 2010. According to [...]

Yoido’s Financial District under Distress

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 10, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Under a severe downturn for years, the securities industry is now experiencing an internal discord between the management and the union over the issue of downsizing. According to disclosure data, the total number of employees in the securities industry as of last year was 40,243, down 5.97 [...]