Samsung. Hyundai. POSCO. The Wait Is Over.

Most European investors have been watching one of the world's most exciting stock markets - from the outside.

Not because they didn't know the brands. Because the access simply wasn't there.

Korea by the numbers:

$4.1 trillion total market cap (KOSPI + KOSDAQ, April 2026 all-time high)
World's #1 performing major stock index in 2025 - KOSPI up nearly 60%, outpacing Nikkei (+25%) and Hang Seng (+32%)
Home to global leaders in semiconductors, EVs, shipbuilding, defence & entertainment

Samsung. SK Hynix. Hyundai. POSCO. Kakao. You know the brands. The world runs on their products. But putting them in a portfolio? That was another story.

Interactive Brokers just unlocked Korean Stocks

And IB is no ordinary broker:

🔹 170+ markets in 29 currencies from a single platform

🔹 Clients in 200+ countries and territories

🔹 $820 billion in client equity (Feb 2026)

🔹 4.65 million client accounts - growing 31% year-on-year

🔹 The largest electronic broker in the US by daily trades

This is the infrastructure that powers serious portfolios.

What does this mean for iMaps AMCs?

Investment managers running iMaps AMCs on Interactive Brokers can now allocate directly to Korean stocks - giving portfolios access to one of the hottest markets on the planet, wrapped in a collateralised, exchange-listed instrument on Stuttgart EUWAX.