2012, SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, announced the acquisition of a 21.05% stake in Hynix, taking control of the memory chip giant. Hynix then separated from the Hyundai Group and added “SK” to its official name, becoming the SK Hynix we know today.
Category: US Stocks Knowledge
Stock quiet period regulation
The quiet period in the US stock market is a very important compliance concept. The SEC has a complete mechanism to ensure that whether it is retail investors or Wall Street giants, the timing and content of obtaining core financial information of companies in the market are completely consistent and fair.
SpaceX IPO is the largest in history
If the fundraising target is met, SpaceX IPO will surpass Saudi Aramco’s record of $29.4 billion set in 2019, becoming the world’s largest IPO in history.
US ETF investment 101
As of February 2024, the US ETF market size is US$8.15 trillion, with more than 3,400 units.
World top 10 stock markets by value
Top 10 stock market by country and top ten stock market exchanges in the world by market capitalization
How many stock investors are there in each country around the world?
According to the results of the Gallup census in 2024, 62% of Americans are stock investors; there are 220 million individual investors who have opened accounts in the history of China’s A-shares; according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the cumulative number of accounts opened by the end of 2023 was 12.51 million.
High growth country generally have poor stock returns
In developing countries, high growth country, many profitable, large-scale, and monopolistic companies are state-owned or even unlisted companies. If companies that benefit from economic growth are not listed on the market and shared with the majority of shareholders, it will be difficult for the stock market to reflect the fruits of the country’s economic growth.
Why is TSMC valuation much lower than US peers?
When large-scale investment institutions in the United States consider the TSMC valuation, they use the perspective and starting point of the United States to compare TSMC with its local semiconductor peers in the United States
Why companies don’t want to go public? prefer to staying private
There are many reasons why companies don’t want to go public: Listed companies are under too much pressure and must withstand various tests from shareholders and the market. It would cause trouble for the company’s direction, culture, and operations. Given the trade-off between the two, we decided not to go public.
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent comapny, the world’s most valuable unicorn
It is generally believed that Xing Wang of Meituan, Colin Huang of Pinduoduo, Yiming Zhang of ByteDance, the world’s most valuable unicorn, and Wei Cheng of Didi are the third generation of Chinese Internet entrepreneurs.