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Record brokerage profits and shrinking client cash are pointing in opposite directions.

Korea's top 10 brokerages posted more than 10 trillion won in first-half net profit, up 129 percent year on year, with Korea Investment and Securities at 1.73 trillion won and Mirae Asset Securities clearing one trillion won of quarterly profit for a second straight quarter. At the same time, investor deposits fell to 97.9 trillion won on August 11, the lowest in six months. Korean retail investors bought 1.3 trillion won of SK hynix ADRs, which traded about 33 percent above the Seoul listing.

Sources:

Brokerage First-Half Net Profit Tops 10 Trillion Won, Closing In on Banks — Seoul Economic Daily, August 13 2026
Investor Deposits Fall Below 100 Trillion Won — Seoul Economic Daily, August 13 2026
Korean Retail Investors Buy 1.3 Trillion Won of SK hynix ADRs — Seoul Economic Daily, August 13 2026
Taekwang Industrial Joins Nexflex Acquisition Race With Busanhwa — Seoul Economic Daily, August 13 2026
Igis Asset Management Wins Taiwanese Fund Mandate for Japanese Residential Assets — Seoul Economic Daily, August 13 2026

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#KoreanBrokerages #InvestorDeposits #MiraeAsset #KoreaInvestment #SKhynix #ADR #WealthManagement #KOSPI #AIPRISM #SeoulEconomicDaily #WANIFRA

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00:02한국 브로케어 집사 한번에 올려야 될 세계란렐라
00:06정ёт에서 다녀와 former 브로케어 집사 동점에 올려야 될 거라고
00:212.3%
00:23Meanwhile, investor deposits at brokerages slipped below $100 trillion won
00:27for the first time since February.
00:30It's Thursday, August 13.
00:33Here's what investors are watching in Korea today.
00:35Two forces drove the profit surge—
00:38heavy trading volume and a fast-growing wealth management business.
00:42But the cash sitting in brokerage accounts is shrinking at the same time,
00:45which is unusual in a strong tape.
00:48A large share of that money did not leave the market.
00:50It left the country, chasing U.S.-listed chip exposure.
00:55Here's what the numbers show.
00:57Korea's top 10 brokerages earned more than $10 trillion won in first-half net profit,
01:02roughly $7.1 billion, up 129% year-on-year.
01:07Korea Investment & Securities posted $1.73 trillion won,
01:13about $1.2 billion, for second place.
01:17Short Pause
01:18Minerai Asset Securities cleared $1 trillion won in quarterly net profit
01:23for a second consecutive quarter, an industry first.
01:27Matter-of-fact investor deposits fell to $97.9 trillion won as of August 11,
01:33close to $70 billion, the lowest level in six months.
01:37Korean retail investors bought $1.3 trillion won of SK Hynek's American depository receipts,
01:44near $930 million, their second-largest overseas purchase after the SOXLETF.
01:52That ADR traded around $141, roughly 33% above the sole-listed shares.
01:58So what does this mean for global investors following the Korean market?
02:03Earlier we said deposits fell below $100 trillion won.
02:07Here's what that actually means for you.
02:09Brokerage earnings and idle client cash are now moving in opposite directions,
02:13which suggests the profit surge is carried by wealth management fees and proprietary results,
02:18rather than retail order flow.
02:20And the ADR premium shows where the cash went, offshore, into the same Korean chipmaker, at a 33% markup.
02:28Watch whether deposits stabilize through late August or keep draining.
02:32Watch third-quarter brokerage guidance for any sign the fee boom is peaking.
02:36And watch the SK Hynek's ADR premium as a live gauge of offshore demand for Korean semiconductors.
02:43That's today's AI Prism, Securities Daily.
02:46This episode was produced with AI Assistants based on Seoul Economic Daily reporting
02:51and reviewed by a human editor.
02:54AI Prism is a Won Ifra award-winning series.
02:57We'll be back tomorrow.
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