Trading Unit

Trading unit is the minimum number of shares applied to an order that an investor can place as shown in the table below. The trading unit for the off-hours trading is set at one share.

< Trading Unit by Securities Type >
Securities Trading Unit Remark
Stocks 1 share revised on June 2, 2014
KDRs 1 DR revised on June 2, 2014
ETFs 1 share introduced on Sep. 30, 2002
Subscription Warrants 1 warrant revised on Aug. 3, 2009
Subscription Rights 1 right revised on Aug. 3, 2009
ELWs 10 warrants introduced on Aug. 26, 2005
Beneficiary Certificates 1 share revised on June 2, 2014
Bonds General Face Value KRW 100,000 Face Value 1,000 Won for fractional bonds
Foreign Currency-denominated 10,000 pt.  
Benchmark KTBs Face Value KRW 1 bil. Restricted to trading between GB dealers