Koscom, a company specialized in IT solutions

In 1977, Koscom was established by the Ministry of Finance and the Korea Stock Exchange to computerize the securities markets and related industries systems. Since its foundation, Koscom, as a professional Financial IT solution firm, has led the development of the Korea securities and futures market through providing IT infrastructre.

Strengthening the value chain of securities and futures markets

With Koscom's effort to promote the efficiency and development of individual IT systems, the company played a significant role in strengthening the 'value chain' of the securities and futures markets by building the organic system linkage between the securities and futures markets and related industries. With such effort, Koscom has dedicated itself to intensifying the international competitiveness and growth of the Korea securities and futures market.

Developing the first stock trading system in our country

The Korea Exchange trading system is the key system in the 'value chain' of the securities and futures markets.
Koscom developed and launched the Korea's first stock trading system in 1988 and KOSPI200 index futures & options market system in 1996 and 1977. Since its system operation, Koscom has deliberated appropriate system upgrade with the change of the market rules and the new open markets such as REPO market and the bond market.

News, market-related information, and other institutions to provide information to the market-related information and passing that much protection for investors and securities companies and securities firms to take advantage of when ordering by passing the arc of the exchanges signed trade exchanges can be cycled back to system.

Developing a joint online system for securities companies

Koscom was established mainly under the purpose of developing and operating the computerized IT services for securities firms.
In 1983, Koscom launched SOT (Stock Order Turnaround) System contributed heavily to the Korea securities market. Since its first launch, the company has also contributed itself to raising competitiveness by upgrading the specialized solution such as Upgraded-SOT(1996), SAVE+ total outsourcing solution and HTS(1998) and BASE21 solution(2002).

Announcing public information on securities and futures markets

Koscom has exclusively provided market information from its foundation of 1977. Since it developed the Stock Information Inquiry System in 1980 and CHECK-expert in 2003, Koscom has provided market participants many information- providing solutions and real- time market information.

Operating a public IT infrastructure

To enhance IT, Koscom has managed the public IT infrastructures for securities industries and other related systems.
The company has also built and operated STOCK-NET(1991), CRS2000(1999), SignKorea(2000) and ISAC(2003) services.
With advanced IT infrastructures and accumulated experiences, Koscom takes its role seriously as the unique IT solution provider by offering a cutting-edge technology. Koscom is proud to be the guiding model of a professional IT infrastructure provider in domestic and international market.

Laws based on the foundation

Commercial Codes (limited company)

Date of establishment

20 September 1977

Background of establishment

Establishing a company specialized in computerization for the joint use of institutions related to securities while efficiently building the infrastructure of computerization for the securities markets and their industries.

Goals of establishment

Developing the computerized businesses and providing commissioned services for institutions related to securities and companies.
Collecting, processing and selling domestic and foreign information on securities. Research and development on IT and providing related services.