In South Korea, a Certified Securities Investment Advisor (CSIA) is a certified professional permitted to offer investment advice to clients and to accept purchase and sale orders for certain financial products on their behalf.[1] The products which CSIAs are permitted to handle include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, beneficiary certificates, and equity-linked warrants; however, the handling of futures, options, and over-the-counter derivatives is reserved for Certified Derivatives Investment Advisors. As of 2010[update], there were 111,214 registered CSIAs.[2]
| Certified Securities Investment Advisor | |
| Hangul | 증권투자상담사 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 證卷投資商談師 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeunggwon Tuja Sangdamsa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŭnggwŏn T'uja Sangdamsa |
To become a CSIA, one must pass the qualifying examination offered by the Korea Institute of Financial Investment, an arm of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA).[1] In July 2008 (the 69th sitting of the examination), 16,117 candidates took the examination, of whom 5,687 (35%) passed. Among the examinees, 894 were employees of securities firms, while the remaining 4,793 were university students or other ordinary people.[3] Younger people are also known to take the examination; for example, in July 2011, an 11-year-old primary school student passed the examination and became the youngest CSIA ever.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b 이석호 — Yi Seok-ho (2011-03-16), "광주여상 아름다운 도전 — A beautiful challenge for Gwangju Girls' Commercial High School", Gwangnam Ilbo, archived from the original on 2012-05-29, retrieved 2011-09-11
- ^ Korea Securities Market 2010 (PDF), Research and International Affairs Department, Korea Financial Investment Association, 2010, p. 332, retrieved 2011-09-11
- ^ 이율 — Yi Yul (2008-07-23), "증권투자상담사 자격시험 5천687명 합격 — 5,687 pass Certified Securities Investment Advisor qualifying examination", Maeil Business Newspaper, retrieved 2011-09-11
- ^ 김동민 — Kim Dong-min (2011-07-06), "증권투자상담사 최연소 합격한 초등생 — Youngest primary school student to ever qualify as Certified Security Investment Advisor", Korea Economic Daily, archived from the original on 2012-07-14, retrieved 2011-09-11
External links
edit- (in Korean) Introduction on KOFIA's website
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