Company:Netmarble Games

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Netmarble Games Corporation
Native name
넷마블게임즈 주식회사
TypePublic
Short description: Securities exchange operator in South Korea
Korea Exchange
한국거래소
TypeStock exchange
LocationBusan & Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 35°08′12″N 129°03′53″E / 35.136721°N 129.064746°E / 35.136721; 129.064746 (Busan)
Founded1956; 70 years ago (1956)
Key peopleSohn Byung-doo
(Chairman & CEO)
CurrencySouth Korean won
No. of listings2,445 (as of May 2021)[1]
Market cap₩2,604 trillion KRW ($2.3 trillion USD)[2]
IndicesKOSPI
KOSDAQ
KRX 100
Websitewww.krx.co.kr
eng.krx.co.kr
Netmarble Games
Hangul
한국거래소
Hanja
韓國去來所
Revised RomanizationHanguk Georaeso
McCune–ReischauerHanguk Kŏraeso

Korea Exchange (KRX, 한국거래소) is the sole securities exchange operator in South Korea . It is headquartered in Busan, and has an office for cash markets and market oversight in Seoul.

History

The Korea Exchange was created through the integration of Korea Stock Exchange (KSE), Korea Futures Exchange and KOSDAQ Stock Market under the Korea Stock & Futures Exchange Act. The securities and derivatives markets of former exchanges are now business divisions of Korea Exchange: the Stock Market Division, KOSDAQ Market Division and Derivatives Market Division. As of Dec 2020, Korea Exchange had 2,409 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of ₩2.3 quadrillion KRW (US$2.1 trillion). The exchange has normal trading sessions from 09:00 am to 03:30 pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.[3]

On 22 May 2015, the Korea Exchange joined the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative in an event with the UN-SG Ban Ki-moon in attendance, as well as senior officials from UN Global Compact and UNCTAD.[4]

Traded Instruments

KOSPI Market Division
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
  • Exchange-Linked Warrants (ELWs)
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
KOSDAQ Market Division
  • Stocks
Derivatives Market Division
  • Index Instruments: KOSPI 200 Index Futures, KOSTAR Futures, KOSPI 200 Index Options
  • Single Stock Futures
  • Equity Options
  • Interest Rate Instruments: 3-Year KTB (Korea Treasury Bond) Futures, 5-Year KTB Futures, 10-Year KTB Futures
  • Foreign Exchange Instruments: USD Futures, JPY Futures, EUR Futures, USD Options
  • Commodity Instruments: Gold Futures, Mini-gold Futures, Lean Hog Futures

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""Global KRX About KRX KRX Overview History"". http://global.krx.co.kr/main/main.jsp. 
  2. ↑ ""시가총액"". http://www.krx.co.kr/main/main.jsp. 
  3. ↑ Market Hours, Korea Exchange via Wikinvest
  4. ↑ "UN Secretary-General Joins Business Leaders in Seoul, Calls for Urgent Action on Poverty, Climate Change and Conflict". UN Global Compact. https://www.unglobalcompact.org/news/1881-05-19-2015. 



IndustryMobile game, Web game
FoundedMarch 1, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-03-01)
FounderBang Joon-hyuk
HeadquartersGuro District, Seoul
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
RevenueIncrease KRW 1,500 billion (2016)[2]
Increase KRW 294 billion (2016)[2]
Increase KRW 209 billion (2016)[2]
Total assetsIncrease KRW 1,957 billion (2016)[2]
Total equityIncrease KRW 1,310 billion (2016)[2]
OwnerBang Joon-hyuk (24.4%)
Tencent (Han River Investment Pte. Ltd.) (22.0%)[3]
CJ E&M Corp. (22.0%)
NCsoft Corp. (6.9%)
Number of employees
3,000 non-consolidated in Korea (2016)
Websitewww.netmarble.net
www.netmarble.com
www.netmarble.com/en/

Netmarble Games (Korean: 넷마블게임즈) is a South Korea n game publishing company. As of 2015, it had more than 3,000 employees and served over 120 countries worldwide. Netmarble earned $900 million in profits in 2015. The firm expected to earn $1.1 billion by the close of the 2016 fiscal year.[citation needed]

Netmarble has developed mobile games including Seven Knights, Raven (Evilbane in the U.S.) and Everybody's Marble. It also claims a large shareholder stake in SGN, a casual game developer, and has a strategic partnership with CJ E&M Corporation.[citation needed] Since 2015, the company has licensed Disney-owned properties to produce games such as Marvel (2015),[4] Disney Magical Dice (2016),[5] and Star Wars (2017).[6][7][8] [9]

In April 2018, Netmarble Games acquired 25.71% in Big Hit Entertainment, the agency of Korean boy group BTS, becoming its second largest shareholder.[10]

Notable games available



References

  1. ↑ "Netmarble names Park Sean as new CEO". http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/02/26/0200000000AEN20180226009900320.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서" (in kr). dart.fss.or.kr. https://dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20170317000094. Retrieved 2017-05-21. 
  3. ↑ "Netmarble Seeks as Much as $2.4 Billion in IPO for Gamemaker" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 20 March 2017. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-20/korea-s-netmarble-aims-to-raise-as-much-as-2-4-billion-in-ipo. 
  4. ↑ "Marvel: Future Fight launches from Netmarble". Marvel Entertainment. April 30, 2015. https://news.marvel.com/games/24540/marvel_future_fight_launches_from_netmarble/. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  5. ↑ Jones, Elton (April 28, 2016). "Disney Magical Dice: Top 10 Tips & Cheats You Need to Know". Heavy.com. http://heavy.com/games/2016/04/disney-magical-dice-tips-cheats-ios-android-mobile-games/. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  6. ↑ Minotti, Mike (November 17, 2016). "Star Wars: Force Arena for mobile sure looks like a MOBA". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2016/11/17/star-wars-force-arena-for-mobile-sure-looks-like-a-moba/. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  7. ↑ Brooks, Dan (January 12, 2017). "Dream Teams: How Star Wars: Force Arena Puts You in Control of the Galaxy's Greatest". StarWars.com. http://www.starwars.com/news/dream-teams-star-wars-force-arena. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  8. ↑ Shaul, Brandy (January 12, 2017). "Netmarble Launches Star Wars: Force Arena on iOS, Android". AdWeek. http://www.adweek.com/digital/netmarble-launches-star-wars-force-arena-on-ios-android/. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  9. ↑ "Star Wars: Force Arena". Netmarble Game. http://www.starwarsforcearena.com/en. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  10. ↑ Herman, Tamar. "Netmarble Games Becomes Second-Largest Shareholder Of BTS's Label, BigHit Entertainment" (in en). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarherman/2018/04/04/netmarble-games-becomes-second-largest-shareholder-of-bts-label-bighit-entertainment/#25752e4f8e94. 




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