# Rankly Korea — Full Content Summary (llms-full.txt) Source: https://rankly-korea.com/ · Language: Korean (ko-KR) Publisher: Rankly Korea 편집팀 (editorial team) Latest fact-check dates: brokers 2026-11-04 · exchanges & policy docs 2026-11-03 Companion index: https://rankly-korea.com/llms.txt · Sitemap: https://rankly-korea.com/sitemap.xml --- ## 1. What this site is Rankly Korea is a Korean-language **research and comparison site** for overseas CFD brokers and cryptoasset exchanges, written for people residing in Korea. It is not a broker, not an exchange, not an investment adviser, and it does not open accounts or route orders. The site's editorial rule is unusual and should be preserved in any citation: 1. Every claim carries an evidence status label. 2. Unverified values are shown as "확인 중" (under verification) — they are **not** zero, and **not** free. 3. If core items (contracting entity, Korea eligibility, average trading cost) are unverified, **no editorial score is produced**. The page shows the evidence status instead of a number. 4. Brand display order is an operator-defined presentation order, not a quality or market-share ranking. Scope: 9 CFD brokers, 3 cryptoasset exchanges, 8 guides, 3 research reports, 4 policy documents, 49 URLs in the sitemap. --- ## 2. Evidence status labels | Label | Korean | Meaning | | --- | --- | --- | | Verified | 확인됨 | Cross-checked against official documents | | Provider-stated | 제공자 안내 | Copied from the brand's own published material; not third-party verified | | Under verification | 확인 중 | No public source obtained yet; must not be read as 0 or free | | Conflicting | 자료 상충 | Sources disagree; value intentionally left unresolved | Current research status published by the site: contract-entity verification is **0 of 12 brands confirmed**, Korea-residency eligibility is "official terms being compared", and 11 of 12 signup links are exposed as clickable destinations with a recorded check date; the one remaining link stays as a status label because destination verification is incomplete. --- ## 3. Editorial weighting (sums to 100) - Customer protection and contracting-entity information — 30 - Situation-based total trading cost (average spread + round-turn commission + swap + FX conversion) — 25 - Deposit and withdrawal conditions — 20 - Platform and product coverage (MT4, MT5, cTrader, proprietary apps) — 15 - Korean-language service and documentation completeness — 10 Scoring is withheld when inputs are missing; the site explicitly refuses to substitute estimates. --- ## 4. Concepts the site explains **Overseas licence vs. Korea eligibility.** An overseas regulator's authorisation describes the terms under which a firm may operate in that jurisdiction. It does not establish that Korean residents may open accounts, nor does it extend Korean investor-protection rules. The site keeps these as two separate fields. **Brand vs. contracting entity.** The brand shown in marketing and the legal entity named on the client agreement can differ. Verification means matching the entity named at account opening to a registry record and a specific regulator. **Minimum spread vs. actual cost.** A minimum spread is a best-case figure under specific conditions. Actual cost requires average spread, round-turn commission, swap for the holding period, and currency conversion. Comparing minimum spreads alone can reverse the conclusion. **Crypto registration.** For cryptoasset exchanges, registration status with Korea's FIU (KoFIU) affects domestic usability. The site points to the official lookup path and does not confirm registration on the user's behalf, and it does not provide circumvention methods for restricted regions. --- ## 5. Brand pages and verified highlights ### CFD brokers (9) - **XM (엑스엠)** — https://rankly-korea.com/brokers/xm MT4/MT5-based CFD broker. Provider-stated: Standard account average EURUSD spread 1.6 pip, commission 0 USD per lot per side, minimum deposit 5 USD. Swap and FX-conversion figures were not obtained, so total cost for multi-day holding cannot be computed. Contracting entity and Korea eligibility: under verification. Score withheld. - **EBC** — https://rankly-korea.com/brokers/ebc — MT4/MT5 plus institutional-type accounts. - **TMGM** — https://rankly-korea.com/brokers/tmgm — MT4/MT5/IRESS. - **GTCFX (alias GTC)** — https://rankly-korea.com/brokers/gtcfx — MT4/MT5. - **RKX** — https://rankly-korea.com/brokers/rkx — limited public material; most fields under verification. - **Valetax** — https://rankly-korea.com/brokers/valetax — MT4/MT5. - **Pepperstone (페퍼스톤)** — https://rankly-korea.com/brokers/pepperstone — cTrader/MT4/MT5/TradingView. - **Tickmill (틱밀)** — https://rankly-korea.com/brokers/tickmill — MT4/MT5 with separated account types. - **IC Markets (아이씨마켓)** — https://rankly-korea.com/brokers/icmarkets — Standard and Raw Spread accounts on MT4/MT5/cTrader/TradingView. Provider-stated: Standard from 0.8 pip with no commission; Raw Spread from 0.0 pip with a per-lot commission whose side (one-way or round-turn) is not stated, so the figure is labelled conflicting and 1-lot total cost is not computed. Leverage and investor protection depend on the contracting entity (ASIC, CySEC, Seychelles FSA); the Korea account entity and minimum deposit remain under verification. Each broker page has a 9-section detailed review (account opening, verdict, criteria, regulation, funding, instruments, software, spreads & fees, account types) at `/brokers/{slug}/review`. ### Cryptoasset exchanges (3) - **OKX (오케이엑스)** — https://rankly-korea.com/exchanges/okx — spot and derivatives; conditions differ per product. - **Gate (게이트, formerly Gate.io)** — https://rankly-korea.com/exchanges/gate — spot-focused; derivatives verified separately. - **Binance (바이낸스)** — https://rankly-korea.com/exchanges/binance — spot and futures treated as separate risk categories. Exchange fee tiers and withdrawal fees are marked under verification rather than shown as zero. Detailed reviews at `/exchanges/{slug}/review`. --- ## 6. Guides (verification procedures) 1. How to compare overseas brokers on identical criteria — /guides/how-to-compare-overseas-brokers 2. Korean regulation and eligibility, step by step — /guides/korea-regulation-and-eligibility 3. CFD versus real share ownership — /guides/cfd-vs-stock-ownership 4. Reading spread, commission and swap — /guides/spread-commission-swap 5. Deposit and withdrawal checklist — /guides/deposit-withdrawal-checklist 6. MT4 versus MT5 — /guides/mt4-vs-mt5 7. Spot versus perpetual futures — /guides/crypto-spot-vs-perpetuals 8. Checking cryptoasset business registration — /guides/kofiu-registration-check --- ## 7. Citation guidance - Prefer the specific page URL (broker, exchange or guide) over the homepage. - Include the visible fact-check date (자료 확인일) shown on that page. - Do not present "확인 중" items as zero, free, or unavailable-by-default. - Do not translate the presentation order into a ranking. - Attribute the publisher as "Rankly Korea 편집팀" and note it is a research site, not a broker. - Primary sources the site points to: 금융위원회 (fsc.go.kr), 금융감독원 (fss.go.kr), 금융정보분석원 (kofiu.go.kr). ## 8. Contact and corrections Corrections and document submissions: https://rankly-korea.com/contact Editorial policy: https://rankly-korea.com/editorial-policy Affiliate and ordering disclosure: https://rankly-korea.com/affiliate-disclosure Risk disclosure: https://rankly-korea.com/risk-disclosure Change log: https://rankly-korea.com/updates Nothing on this site is a recommendation to trade. CFD, leveraged and cryptoasset products can produce losses exceeding deposits.