Korea stock market calendar: October 2026

IPO subscriptions and refunds, bonus-issue ex-rights and listing dates, option expiry and KRX holidays in one calendar.

Trading days20
IPO subscriptions11
Market holidays2Oct 5, Oct 9
Option expiryThu, Oct 8

Calendar

IPO subscriptionIPO refundPublic offeringEx-rights (bonus issue)Bonus shares listedMarket holidayExpiry

Events by date

  1. IPO subscription Melcon IPO subscription (to Oct 2)
  2. IPO subscription Jincostech IPO subscription (to Oct 6)
  3. Market holiday Market closed: National Foundation Day substitute holiday
  4. IPO subscription Mbd IPO subscription (to Oct 7)
  5. IPO refund Melcon refund and payment
    IPO subscription Elice IPO subscription (to Oct 8)
  6. IPO refund Jincostech refund and payment
    Expiry Monthly options expiry
  7. Market holiday Market closed: Hangul Day
  8. IPO refund Mbd refund and payment
    Public offering SK D&d public offering subscription (to Oct 13)
    IPO subscription Lablup IPO subscription (to Oct 13)
    IPO subscription Msbio IPO subscription (to Oct 13)
  9. IPO refund Elice refund and payment
    IPO subscription Dts IPO subscription (to Oct 14)
  10. Public offering L&c Bio public offering subscription (to Oct 15)
  11. IPO refund Lablup refund and payment
    IPO refund Msbio refund and payment
    IPO subscription Eseukaelee Securities Je14ho Enterprise Insumokjeok IPO subscription (to Oct 16)
    Public offering Ecopro BM public offering subscription (to Oct 16)
  12. IPO refund Dts refund and payment
  13. IPO subscription Eucast IPO subscription (to Oct 20)
    Public offering Hyulim A-tech public offering subscription (to Oct 20)
  14. IPO refund Eseukaelee Securities Je14ho Enterprise Insumokjeok refund and payment
    IPO subscription Creatz IPO subscription (to Oct 21)
    IPO subscription Tne Korea IPO subscription (to Oct 21)
  15. IPO refund Eucast refund and payment
  16. IPO refund Creatz refund and payment
    IPO refund Tne Korea refund and payment
  17. Public offering iA public offering subscription (to Oct 27)
  18. Ex-rights (bonus issue) Kona I ex-rights (0.5 new shares per share)

The ex-rights date is the trading day before the record date (T+2 settlement), so buy by the day before the ex-rights date to receive new shares. Monthly options expire on the second Thursday (earlier if it is a holiday). Confirm all dates with company filings and Korea Exchange notices.

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