Alternative trading system (ATS) NEXTRADE (NXT) succeeded in turning a profit in its first year of launch.
On the 10th, according to the financial investment industry, NEXTRADE (NXT) disclosed the previous day that it posted a net profit of 20.5 billion won last year.
In the same period, it recorded operating revenue of 64.4 billion won and operating profit of 14.6 billion won. The previous year, it posted an operating loss of 22.2 billion won, but this year it swung to a profit with net income.
Asset also increased from 123.8 billion won in 2024 to 150.8 billion won in 2025, and equity rose from 116.3 billion won to 136.7 billion won. Liability grew from 7.6 billion won to 14.1 billion won over the same period.
NEXTRADE (NXT), Korea's first alternative trading system, was established in Nov. 2022 and officially launched in Mar. last year after system construction and licensing procedures. As the domestic stock market turned buoyant last year, transaction value and volume increased together, which is seen to have lifted related revenue.
A NEXTRADE (NXT) official said that operating revenue has occurred since business began last year, and as marketing and operating expense increased, this year's profit and loss structure changed compared with the previous year.
Meanwhile, NEXTRADE (NXT) says that, to develop a multi-market system, regulations such as market share limits should be eased. Under the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, the six-month daily average transaction volume of an alternative trading system must not exceed 15% of the Korea Exchange (KRX) daily average transaction volume.
NEXTRADE (NXT) the previous day reduced the number of securities eligible for transaction from 700 to 650 to manage trading limits.