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Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mirae Asset-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 006800), a publicly-listed investment banking and stock brokerage company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1902, Mirae Asset-Broker originates, structures, and executes a series of products and solutions linked to equity, derivatives, commodities, options, fixed-income, currency, and alternative investment products and provides them to financial institutions and wealth management organizations in Korea and overseas.

Nomura Financial Investment (Korea) Co., Ltd. provides brokerage services. It offers wealth management, asset management, retail, merchant and investment banking services. The company was founded on November 26, 2009 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Merrill Lynch International, Inc. (South Korea) is the South Korean brokerage subsidiary of Merill Lynch International, Inc., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. Founded in 1992, the firm is headquartered in Seoul and provides broking services to various investors.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (South Korea) is the South Korean brokerage division of Great Britain-based Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc, ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1996 and provides prime brokerage and execution services and solutions to institutional clients.

Macquarie Capital Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based securities brokerage arm of Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG), a global financial services group headquartered in Australia. Macquarie Capital offers brokerage services to various investors.

China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides brokerage services. It is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and ultimately controlled by the Government of China. The company was founded in 1986.

Quad Capital Management Ltd. (QCM) is an alternative asset management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2014 and is a subsidiary of Quad Investment Management Co., Ltd. in South Korea. QCM currently manages QUAD’s three offshore funds of which QUAD Asia Absolvt Fund is the firm’s flagship fund.

Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the brokerage division of Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 016360) in Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1982 and offers stock brokerage services to retail clients.

Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the brokerage division of Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd., a public company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1956, the firm provides brokerage trading services on securities, such as stocks, bonds, futures, options, and ELW through various trading channels to individual and institutional investors; and professional investment information and research analysis on the domestic and overseas financial markets.

Value Investing Advisors Co., Ltd. (VIA) is an independent investment adviser headquartered in Seoul and was founded in 2002. VIA provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors.

Korea Investment Value Asset Management Co., Ltd. (KIVAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Korea Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (KIS), which in turn is part of Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (KRX: 071050). The firm originated as the equity trading division responsible for managing the assets of KIS. The current firm was formally founded through a spin off in 2006. Headquartered in Seoul, KIVAM provides a variety of strategies, vehicles, and advisory services to corporations, pension funds, government and financial institutions and retail investors.