Built by Traders, For Traders
We started UnionStreamNet in early 2023 after watching too many people lose money chasing tips and ignoring fundamentals. The South Korean market was booming, but most retail traders had no real framework for evaluating stocks.
Our founders spent years trading professionally—some at institutional desks, others managing private portfolios. We noticed a gap. People wanted to learn, but most resources either oversimplified or overwhelmed. So we built something different.
We focus on teaching the building blocks. Financial statements. Valuation metrics. Risk management. Not sexy stuff, but it's what separates consistent traders from gamblers.
What We Actually Believe
Trading isn't mysterious. But it does require discipline and a willingness to understand boring stuff like balance sheets. Here's what guides everything we do.
Fundamentals First
Technical analysis has its place, but understanding what a company actually does and how it makes money comes first. Always.
Risk Before Reward
We teach position sizing and stop losses before we talk about upside. Because staying in the game matters more than hitting home runs.
Real Market Context
South Korean markets have unique characteristics—chaebols, retail participation rates, regulatory patterns. We teach within that context.
Who's Teaching This Stuff
Our instructors have real track records. They've worked at firms you've heard of, managed actual capital, and made—and lost—real money. That experience shapes how we teach.
Taemin Barlowe
Lead Market Analysis Instructor
Spent eight years as an equity analyst covering tech and industrials. Now focuses on teaching valuation methods that actually work in volatile markets.
Sora Finnegan
Risk Management Specialist
Former derivatives trader who learned risk management the hard way in 2020. Now teaches position sizing and portfolio construction to retail traders.
How We Actually Teach This
Stock market education has a reputation problem. Too much theory, not enough practical application. We structure our programs around real case studies from KOSPI and KOSDAQ—analyzing actual companies, reading real filings, understanding what moves prices.
Case-Based Learning
Every concept connects to a real company. When we teach P/E ratios, we're looking at Samsung versus Hyundai. When we discuss cash flow analysis, we're pulling actual quarterly reports.
Students work through exercises using live market data. It's slower than watching YouTube videos, but the retention is significantly better.
Progressive Skill Building
We start with reading income statements—literally line by line. Then balance sheets. Then cash flow statements. Only after that foundation do we move into valuation models.
Most people want to skip ahead to "advanced strategies." We don't let them. The fundamentals matter too much.
What Happens After You Learn
We run workshops every few months where alumni can review their actual trades—winners and losers. It's voluntary, but popular. Because trading in a vacuum is hard. Having people who understand your decision-making process helps.
Our next intensive program starts in September 2025. We're keeping cohorts small—around 20 people—so everyone gets direct feedback on their work. Applications open in July.
If you're considering whether stock market education makes sense for you, reach out. We can give you a realistic assessment based on your background and goals. Trading isn't for everyone, and we'd rather be honest upfront.
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