South Korea’s Number Of Active Stock Brokerage Accounts, Rises

The extraordinary rise in stock markets since the crash a year ago, combined with low interest rates, has drawn in huge numbers of new investors.

And as of last Friday, the number of active stock brokerage accounts in South Korea had risen to more than 40, 000, 000 for the first time.

That’s according to the Korea Financial Investment Association, which put the figure at 40, 7000, 000

In fact, that’s almost equal to the number of adults in the entire country, which is around 43, 000, 000.

And it’s an increase of 10, 000, 000 from last March and more than 5, 000, 000 just this year.