Markets & Investing

KOSPI, KOSDAQ, ADRs, ETFs, the won, and how foreign investors actually access Korean assets.

Korea's 2026 market crash, explained: what broke, what it cost, and where the KOSPI stands now

The KOSPI roughly doubled, then fell 44% from its all-time high of 9,385.59 on 19 June. Here is what actually caused it — leveraged single-stock ETFs, margin debt and a two-stock index — and where the market stands in August 2026.

12 August 2026 6 min read

Markets & Investing

How to buy Korean stocks from abroad in 2026: ADRs, ETFs and direct access, compared

Four realistic routes into Korean equities for a non-resident investor — ADRs, US-listed ETFs, local-listed ETFs and a direct KRX account — with the costs, tax treatment, currency exposure and access frictions of each.

11 August 2026 6 min read