Young-Suk Shin

Macquarie Securities Korea Ltd. (MSKL) is the South Korean broker/dealer subsidiary of Great Britain-based Macquarie Internationale Investments Ltd., ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. Headquartered in Seoul, MSKL was founded in 2006 and offers cash equities broking and risk and arbitrage trading services.

JPMorgan Securities (Far East) Ltd. (South Korea) (JPMorgan Korea) is the South Korea-based broker/dealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. in Hong Kong, which is owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Headquartered in Seoul, JPMorgan Korea was founded in 1991 and provides corporations, financial institutions and government entities an integrated range of corporate and investment banking and investment advisory services.

Citigroup Global Markets Korea Securities Ltd. is the South Korean brokerage subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1996 and provides a full suite of securities services to institutional investors.

DS Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (DS-Broker) is the brokerage division of DS Investment & Securities Co., Ltd., a group company of DS Networks, which is a real estate developer in South Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 2008 and provides securities services to various clients.

Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Yuanta Securities Korea- Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Korea-based Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd. (KRX: 003470), which was founded in 1962 as Tong Yang Securities Inc. They are a subsidiary of Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TPE: 2885) in Taiwan. Headquartered in Seoul, Yuanta Securities Korea- Broker offers securities broking and dealing services.

Eugene Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Eugene Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 001200) in South Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, KTB-Broker was founded in 1954 and provides brokerage services for various types of investors.

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.

Part of Optiver Holding BV, Optiver Australia Pty Ltd. is a market maker that provides institutional investors with liquidity in equities, FX, fixed income, and commodity products. Optiver has offices in various locations and uses its principal to principal model to invest in FinTech startups, IT infrastructure, and diverse digital ventures, providing long-term guidance, resources, and accelerated growth. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. The Australian company offers consistently competitive prices in options, futures, and ETFs in major markets.

MBK Partners, Ltd. (MBK Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jong-Ha Yoon, Jay H. Bu and Byung-Ju Kim. The firm is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea with additional offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.