Securities firms' 2025 net spikes 39% on increased stock turnover

Securities companies in South Korea saw their net profit soar 39 percent in 2025 largely due to increased commission income from a sharp gain in stock trading, data showed Thursday. The combined net profit of 61 domestic securities firms came to 9.65 trillion won ($6.46 billion) last year, up 38.9 percent from a profit of 6.94 trillion won a year earlier, according to the data from the Financial Supervisory Service. The companies' combined income from commission fees jumped 28.3 percent on-year

By The Korea Herald