Jee-Hoon Park

Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd. (South Korea) is the South Korean brokerage division of Great Britain-based Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd., which is owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWSIX: CSGN; NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1996 and provides global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage, underwriting, and comprehensive investment research for corporate and institutional investors.

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.

CGS-CIMB Securities Hong Kong Ltd. (South Korea) is the South Korean brokerage subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CGS-CIMB Securities Hong Kong Ltd., which is owned by CGS-CIMB Securities International Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 2012 and offers retail and online broking for retail and institutional clients.

Merrill Lynch Far East Ltd. is the stockbroking subsidiary of Merrill Lynch HK Services Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm was founded in 2003 and offers a broad range of brokerage services to institutional investors.

CLSA Securities Korea Ltd. is the South Korean brokerage subsidiary of Netherlands-based CLSA BV, ultimately held by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 2002 and provides sales and execution services to institutional investors and corporates world-wide.

Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd. is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (KRX: 055550) in South Korea. Formerly known as Shinhan Investment Corp., the firm was founded in 1973 as Hyoseong Securities Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, Shinhan Securities provides full spectrum of brokerage services to institutional and retail investors. They aim to deliver superior returns to their shareholders.