MERITZ Securities reported on the 24th that the 'Super365' investment account, exclusively for non-face-to-face transactions, surpassed 4 trillion won in deposited assets. MERITZ Securities is waiving domestic and U.S. stock trading commissions and dollar exchange fees for customers using Super365 until the end of December 2026.
MERITZ Securities noted that the amount of Super365 deposited assets has been rapidly increasing since the launch of its 'completely free' commission event in November last year. On December 12 of last year, it reached 2 trillion won, exceeded 3 trillion won on January 2 of this year, and an additional 1 trillion won came in within 20 days.
Of the 4 trillion won in Super365 deposited assets, more than half, 2.3 trillion won, was in overseas assets, including U.S. dollars. It appears that a significant amount of funds from retail investors in U.S. stocks has flowed in.
A MERITZ Securities official explained, "Last year, the ratio of trading volume between domestic and overseas stocks was about 80 to 20, but as of January this year, it has reversed to 25 to 75."
Customers in their 30s and 40s were the most active in transferring money to Super365 accounts. The proportion of newly transferred customers from those age groups accounted for 31% and 30%, respectively.
Among the newly deposited assets in Super365 accounts, those in their 40s constituted the largest share at 38% (996 billion won), followed by those in their 50s at 25% (648 billion won) and those in their 30s at 24% (617 billion won).
A MERITZ Securities official stated, "We will proceed with the improvement of our transaction platform and infrastructure without delay to keep pace with the increasing rate of assets."