Combined net profit at 61 domestic securities firms reached 5.1914 trillion Korean won in the second quarter of 2026, rising 20% from the previous quarter and 82.1% from a year earlier. The Financial Supervisory Service (South Korean financial regulator) attributed the increase to stronger commission income as stock-market transaction volumes and customer assets expanded, alongside gains from firms’ direct trading accounts during rising markets. Commission income climbed 32.5% to 8.8575 trillion won, while self-account trading gains increased 45.8% to 5.9825 trillion won. Total assets reached 1,256.1 trillion won at the end of June, and every securities firm exceeded the authorities’ 100% regulatory net capital ratio.