금육투자업 인가단위별 종합표 — English Edition
Which Korean securities house can actually underwrite your issue? Which can face you on an over-the-counter derivative? Which of the foreign branches in Seoul can do more than broke cash equities? The Financial Supervisory Service answers all three in a single table — published in Korean only, as a 한글 file. This is that table in English, covering all 64 securities companies, foreign branches and futures companies as at 30 June 2026.
| Category | Firms | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic securities companies | 37 | 국내 증권사 — from Samsung, Mirae Asset and KB down to single-licence houses and the new digital brokers |
| Korean subsidiaries of foreign groups | 12 | 외국계 현지 법인 — Nomura, Deutsche, BNP Paribas, Macquarie, Citigroup and others, incorporated in Korea |
| Korean branches of foreign firms | 12 | 외국계 지점 — Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, UBS, HSBC and others, operating as branches |
| Futures companies | 3 | 선물사 — NH, Samsung and Eugene, authorized for derivatives only |
The table is reproduced in full, with the Financial Supervisory Service's three cautions translated as published. A circle means the firm holds authorization within that grouping — it does not show whether the authorization extends to general investors as well as professional investors, a distinction that matters for several of the foreign branches.
English firm names were checked against each firm's own English material, and against the member lists of the Korea Financial Investment Association and the Korea Exchange. Two firms publish no English name at all; they are identified as such rather than given a name we could not stand behind. One trap worth naming here: 쓰엠에스증권한국 is China Merchants Securities, not a firm with the initials CMS.
Authorizations change. This is a snapshot, and the scope of any firm's authorization — and the conditions attached to it — should be confirmed with the firm before it is relied on.
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