Andrew Lee

SSNLF is widely described as Samsung’s American depositary receipt. OTC Markets classifies it as ordinary shares in its Pink Limited tier, with no bid, no offer and no volume. Here is what trades in London instead, and which Korean companies really are US-listed.

Korea removed its three-decade-old foreign investor registration requirement in December 2023. Much of the English-language guidance still describes the old system. Here is the current position, sourced to Korean regulators.