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The Korea Exchange (KRX) headquarters in Seoul. |
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] SEOUL, South Korea – October 23, 2025 – The Korea Exchange (KRX) plans to temporarily lower its stock trading fees by 20–40% for a two-month period starting December 15, 2025, as part of efforts to enhance market competitiveness against the newly launched alternative trading system (ATS) NextTrade, according to financial industry sources.
The fee reduction proposal will be presented at the KRX board meeting on November 14. If approved, the new fee schedule will take effect from December 15, 2025, through February 13, 2026.
Currently, the KRX charges a flat trading fee of 0.0023% per transaction. Under the revised structure, the exchange plans to introduce a tiered rate system, lowering fees to 0.00134% for limit orders and 0.00182% for market orders, bringing costs closer to those offered by NextTrade.
The fee cuts will be implemented on a temporary basis, but analysts expect the move to intensify competition between KRX and the private trading platform as both vie for market share and trading volume.
Alphabiz Reporter Paul Lee(hoondork1977@alphabiz.co.kr)
