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Stock investment involves purchasing partial ownership in companies, traded through KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets in Korea. As of 2025, Korean stock market capitalization is approximately 2,500 trillion won, with individual investors accounting for about 60% of total trading volume. Stock valuation equals price per share multiplied by number of shares held. For example, holding 100 Samsung Electronics shares at 70,000 won results in 7 million won total valuation. According to Korea Exchange statistics, as of 2024, approximately 14 million domestic stock investors exist, averaging 4-5 holdings per investor. Diversification is crucial in stock investment, with recommendation to avoid investing more than 20% of total assets in single stock. Stock market operates weekdays from 9 AM to 3:30 PM, with after-hours trading also available.

Average purchase price equals total investment amount divided by number of shares held. For example, purchasing 200 shares for 10 million won results in 50,000 won average price. Average price is important indicator for averaging down or up strategies. Averaging down involves additional purchases when stock price declines to lower average price. Buying 100 shares at 50,000 won then purchasing 100 more shares at 40,000 won when price drops reduces average price to 45,000 won. However, this is only effective when company fundamentals remain strong. According to Korea Investment & Securities survey, 2024 individual investor average return was approximately 8%, with top 10% investors achieving 30%+ returns. Profit ratio is calculated as (current valuation - total purchase amount) ÷ total purchase amount × 100.

Calculating required shares when setting investment goals is important. For example, with 100 million won investment goal and 50,000 won price per share, 2,000 shares are needed. This is useful for long-term investment planning. For popular Korean dividend stocks, dividend income should also be considered. For example, if SK Telecom dividend yield is 5%, receiving 5 million won annual dividends requires 100 million won worth of stock (about 5,000 shares at 20,000 won). According to Financial Supervisory Service, 2024 KOSPI listed companies averaged 2.5% dividend yield. When setting target returns, 10-15% annually is realistic, considering KOSPI index recent 10-year average return of approximately 7%.

Various fees and taxes occur during Korean stock trading. Securities company fees have decreased to approximately 0.015% of transaction amount, with many brokers waiving fees for small investment products like mini stocks. Transaction tax is 0.08% for KOSPI, 0.23% for KOSDAQ, with KOSPI transaction tax planned to decrease to 0.05% from January 2025. Special agricultural and fishery tax adds 10% of transaction tax. For example, trading 10 million won worth of KOSPI stocks incurs approximately 10,000 won total cost including 8,000 won transaction tax, 800 won special tax, and 1,500 won securities fees. According to Korea Exchange statistics, 2024 daily average trading volume was 10 trillion won for KOSPI, 8 trillion won for KOSDAQ. T+2 settlement system settles two business days after purchase, with same-day purchased stocks unable to be sold same day.

Stocks gaining attention in 2025 Korean stock market are mainly semiconductors, secondary batteries, and bio sectors. Samsung Electronics ranks first in market cap at approximately 400 trillion won, accounting for about 20% of total KOSPI market cap. SK hynix receives attention for increasing HBM memory demand, while LG Energy Solution grows with expanding EV battery market. Kakao and Naver represent internet platforms with market caps of approximately 20 trillion won and 30 trillion won respectively. Samsung Biologics is world's number one company in bio CMO field. According to Korea Investment & Securities report, promising 2025 sectors are AI semiconductors, secondary battery materials, defense industry. Long-term investors prefer dividend aristocrats (10+ years dividend increases) including SK Telecom, KT, Korea Electric Power. Diversified investment appropriately includes 10 or fewer stocks with 2-3 stocks per sector.

Effective portfolio management is key to long-term investment success. Rebalancing periodically adjusts portfolio weights, recommended quarterly or semi-annually. For example, in portfolio composed of 60% growth stocks, 30% value stocks, 10% dividend stocks, if growth stock weight increases to 70%, sell some and reinvest in other assets. According to Korea Asset Management survey, regularly rebalanced portfolios recorded 2-3% higher annual average returns than non-rebalanced cases. Asset allocation adjusts by age, generally recommending (100 - age)% invested in stocks. At 30 years old, 70% stocks, 30% bonds ratio. Financial Supervisory Service recommends reviewing investment strategy when losing 20%+ of investment assets.

Taxes on stock investment returns divide into capital gains tax and dividend income tax. As of 2025, general investors who are not major shareholders pay no tax on domestic stock trading profits. However, dividend income has 15.4% (including local tax) withheld. Annual dividend income exceeding 20 million won becomes subject to comprehensive income tax filing. ISA (Individual Savings Account) provides tax exemption up to 2 million won (4 million won for ordinary people), with excess profits subject to 9.9% separate taxation. Investing in stock funds through pension savings accounts provides 16.5% tax credit within 9 million won annual limit. Combined with IRP (Individual Retirement Pension), deduction possible up to maximum 18 million won. Financial investment income tax was scheduled for 2025 implementation but deferred to 2027, taxing 22% on stock capital gains exceeding 50 million won when implemented.

IPO investment is investment method expecting high returns. Approximately 100 companies listed in Korea in 2024, with average listing day return versus offering price about 30%. Public offering subscription methods include equal allocation and proportional allocation. Equal allocation assigns same quantity to all subscribers, while proportional allocation assigns proportionally to subscription amount. For example, participating in public offering with 10 million won subscription deposit can receive approximately 50-100 shares. Securities companies have mandatory holding commitment conditions, usually restricting sales for 7-30 days while reducing subscription deposit. According to Korea Exchange statistics, 2024 public offering subscription competition rate averaged 100:1, with popular stocks exceeding 1,000:1. When investing in IPOs, must review company financial statements, growth potential, offering price appropriateness.

Korean investors' overseas stock investment is increasing. As of 2024, domestic investors' overseas stock holdings are approximately 100 trillion won, with most popular market being United States. Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft are top holdings. When investing in overseas stocks, exchange rate fluctuations must be considered, with dollar strength generating currency gains and weakness generating currency losses. As of January 2025, won-dollar exchange rate is approximately 1,300 won level. For example, buying 10 Tesla shares at $250 (exchange rate 1,300 won) requires 3.25 million won, and if stock price rises to $300 and exchange rate becomes 1,350 won, valuation becomes 4.05 million won for approximately 25% profit. Capital gains tax of 22% (including local tax) applies to overseas stock trading profits, with up to 2.5 million won tax-free annually. Dividend income has 15% withheld in US with additional domestic taxation.

Systematic risk management is essential for successful stock investment. Stop loss is strategy limiting losses, typically selling when declining 5-10% from purchase price. For example, stock purchased at 50,000 won is stop-sold when dropping to 45,000 won (-10%). Conversely, profit-taking sells when achieving target return, with 20-30% being appropriate level. According to Korea Investment & Securities survey, investors executing stop loss had average 15% higher long-term returns than those who didn't. Position sizing is also important, safely avoiding investing 10-15%+ of total assets in single stock. Stop loss orders enable automatic stop-loss execution. Highly volatile KOSDAQ stocks have ±30% price limits making risk high. Financial Supervisory Service recommends individual investors avoid investing 50%+ of investment funds in stocks. Diversification, long-term investment, regular portfolio review are three principles of risk management.