Eugene Investment & Futures has rolled out US-listed equity and index options trading to South Korean retail clients, making complex options strategies available through the country's most-used mobile payment platform for the first time.

Eugene Investment Launches US Options Trading in South Korea

The Seoul-based brokerage tapped Devexperts to build the trading infrastructure, combining the London software firm's DXtrade backend with a custom mobile interface and real-time market data from dxFeed. The system routes complete OPRA options data through Amazon Web Services servers in South Korea to minimize latency between US exchanges and Korean traders.

Eugene Investment, founded in 1991, operates one of South Korea's largest retail brokerages with a focus on derivatives trading. The firm is betting that Korean appetite for US equities will extend to options on those stocks, a product category that hasn't been widely available to retail clients in the market until now.

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"Korean investors are enthusiastic about trading US stocks, and options trading based on US equities is also expected to gain significant popularity," said Sookoo Lee, CEO of Eugene Investment & Futures.

"To provide Korean retail investors with a reliable and advanced US options trading service, we were looking for a partner with proven technical expertise and a strong track record."

FinanceMagnates.com informed this week, that the local market regulator decided to tighten the Forex trading rules, due to the heightened retail investors risks.

Mobile Interface Targets Mass Market

The platform runs on a newly developed UI framework that Devexperts customized for the Korean market. The interface displays real-time Greeks, implied volatility readings, and theoretical option prices - data points typically reserved for institutional trading desks.

Devexperts said the architecture can scale to support several hundred thousand active users simultaneously. The backend connects to dxFeed's market data infrastructure, which pulls quotes and trade data directly from US exchanges and pipes them to clients through AWS's Korean data centers.

Jon Light, Senior Director of Product Management at Devexperts, said the Eugene Investment project required close collaboration to tailor the software for South Korean trading patterns.

"This product has all the hallmarks of what we at Devexperts aim to deliver for our clients: products that empower our clients whilst helping them redefine retail trading as we know it," Light said.

Devexperts Expands Product Suite

The Eugene Investment rollout follows several recent product launches from Devexperts. In November, the company unveiled a prediction markets platform aimed at brokers looking to offer event-based contracts, a product category that's gained traction in the US through platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket.

That same month, Devexperts integrated oneZero's Market Analytics tool into its DXcharts platform, giving users access to automated technical signal detection across multiple asset classes.

In September, Devexperts launched DXwallet, a framework for building cryptocurrency custody solutions that plug into existing fintech infrastructure. The modular system includes AML screening, portfolio tracking, and cross-platform connectivity features.

The new platform went live this week with full OPRA options coverage, including real-time pricing for both equity and index options listed on US exchanges. Eugene Investment hasn't disclosed user projections or revenue targets for the new service.