KB Securities said on the 28th it will hold the practical investing competition "Investment Masters 2026" to foster a sound investing culture and nurture future investors.
The competition will run as a league focused on domestic stock investing, in line with the recent trend of activating domestic stock market transaction and expanding individual investor participation. Any domestic individual investor can take part, and a separate "Rising Star" league for customers born on or after Jan. 1, 1987, was set up to encourage participation by younger investors.
The "Rising Star" league lowered the entry burden with a participation fund of 1 million won, and it was designed so customers with little investing experience can join easily. The first-place winner will receive prize money of 50 million won.
Depending on the size of investment funds, it consists of ▲ Rising Star League (born on or after Jan. 1, 1987, at least 1 million won) ▲ Gold League (at least 10 million won) ▲ Diamond League (at least 50 million won). Participants will compete on returns in a real investing environment. They can also check real-time rankings and the trading details of top investors.
Total prize money is 315 million won and will be paid differently by league. ▲ Diamond League: 1st place 100 million won, 2nd place 30 million won, 3rd place 20 million won; ▲ Gold League: 1st place 70 million won, 2nd place 20 million won, 3rd place 10 million won; ▲ Rising Star League: 1st place 50 million won, 2nd place 10 million won, 3rd place 5 million won will be awarded respectively.
In addition, coupons for domestic stocks worth 10,000 won to 50,000 won will be given to the top 100, and in the case of the Rising Star League, 10,000-won domestic stock coupons will be provided up to the top 1,000.
Various events such as "Lucky Box" and "Secret Box" will also be run for customers who apply to participate in the competition.
The competition is limited to one entrusted account per person that can conduct stock transactions, and only the trade amounts executed through the registered competition account will be recognized.
The event will run for six weeks from May 11 to June 19. Applications for the competition and events are open until the 29th of next month, and detailed information is available on the KB Securities website.
Son Hee-jae, head of the Digital Business Group at KB Securities, said, "We plan to continue innovating the investing experience to expand touchpoints with our future core customer base."