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Japan, Korea, And Australia Markets

Market-structure terms for major Japan, Korea, and Australia equity exchanges.

Japan, Korea, and Australia market pages cover exchange and exchange-group terms used for listed securities in Japan, South Korea, and Australia. This branch helps readers interpret Tokyo, JPX, JASDAQ, Korea Exchange, KOSDAQ, and ASX references in finance records.

Use these pages when a ticker, issuer filing, index reference, market-data field, or trade record names one of these venues. The practical question is whether the term identifies a listing venue, market segment, legacy market, exchange group, or execution context.

What This Branch Covers

TermUse it for
Tokyo Stock ExchangeJapan listed-equity venue references.
JPXJapan Exchange Group terminology and exchange-group context.
JASDAQ OverviewHistorical or market-segment references tied to JASDAQ.
Korea Exchange (KRX)South Korean exchange-group and listed-market context.
KOSDAQKorean growth-market and listing-segment terminology.
ASXAustralian Securities Exchange references and Australian listed-market context.

Decision Lens

Start with venue role and time period. A term may describe a current exchange, an exchange group, a growth-market segment, or a legacy market label, and those distinctions matter for source interpretation.

Evaluation Checklist

  • Identify the country, exchange or group, market segment, security, currency, and source date.
  • Check whether the term names a listing market, growth board, legacy market, or exchange operator.
  • Separate local listing status from execution route, index inclusion, and investor access.
  • Review trading hours, settlement, disclosure, liquidity, and currency exposure in the same country context.
  • Use current venue and issuer records for formal status, compliance, or listing conclusions.

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing an exchange group with a specific listing market.
  • Treating growth-market labels as equivalent to senior-market listings.
  • Comparing Japanese, Korean, and Australian venues without currency and settlement context.
  • Using legacy market names without checking current market structure.

In this section

Choose a subsection first. Deeper term pages live inside each subsection, which keeps large topic hubs readable.

ASX

ASX is Australia's primary securities exchange for listed equities, ETFs, derivatives, and other market-traded instruments.

JASDAQ

JASDAQ was a Japanese market for emerging and growth companies that later became part of the Japan Exchange Group structure.

JPX

JPX is the Japan Exchange Group, the holding company for major Japanese securities and derivatives market infrastructure.

Korea Exchange (KRX)

Korea Exchange is South Korea's main securities and derivatives exchange group, including KOSPI, KOSDAQ, and futures markets.

KOSDAQ

A separate stock market in Korea designed for smaller and high-growth companies, similar to the NASDAQ in the USA, specializing in listing technology firms and growth companies.

Tokyo Stock Exchange

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is Japan's primary equity market and a central venue within the Japan Exchange Group.

Revised on Sunday, June 21, 2026
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