David Park
David Park is the final reviewer on every YMYL article on Pocket Option Guide before it publishes. His role is the deliberate inverse of the marketing function: where a marketing team optimises for registration conversions, David's job is t…
Editorial focus
David Park is the final reviewer on every YMYL article on Pocket Option Guide before it publishes. His role is the deliberate inverse of the marketing function: where a marketing team optimises for registration conversions, David's job is to ensure the article would still be useful to a reader who decides not to register. Thirteen years across Korean financial publishing — Maekyung's fact-check desk (2013–2018), Hankyoreh21 personal-finance editor (2018–2024) — and a continuing volunteer role with the Korea Center on Gambling Problems shape his editorial instinct: push back on overly confident wording, own the risk-disclosure block, and sign off on the addiction-help resources visible on every page.
Risk disclosure on most trading sites is treated as legal cover — written once, buried in a footer, never read. David's editorial principle is the opposite: risk language belongs above the CTA, written in plain language, with concrete mitigation actions and crisis-line referrals. Every page is reviewed against a 12-point YMYL checklist; if a single item fails, the page does not publish.
Methodology
Reviews every page against a 12-point YMYL checklist: visible risk before CTA, capital-loss language, no 'safe' or 'easy' framing, addiction-help links, regulator-warning citations, qualified-professional referrals, factual sourcing on every numerical claim, dated review, affiliate disclosure, language matching, accessibility, and a non-trading alternative.
Education
- BA EconomicsSeoul National University2007–2011
- MA Behavioural EconomicsSeoul National University2011–2013
Career
- Senior Fact-CheckerMaeil Business Newspaper (Maekyung)2013–2018
- Editor, Personal Finance DeskHankyoreh212018–2024
- Risk & YMYL EditorPocket Option Guide2024–present
- Volunteer CounsellorKorea Center on Gambling Problems (KCGP)2019–present
Credentials
- MA Behavioural Economics, Seoul National University — thesis on retail-trader decision-making
- 13 years in financial editorial roles, including fact-checker at Maekyung and editor at Hankyoreh21
- Volunteer counsellor with Korea Center on Gambling Problems (KCGP) since 2019
Areas of expertise
- Risk disclosure language for high-risk financial products
- Behavioural research on retail-trading harm
- YMYL editorial standards (Google E-E-A-T framework)
- Problem-gambling and trading-addiction recognition
- Crisis-line referral and harm-reduction framing
Awards and recognition
- Korea Center on Gambling Problems — Volunteer of the Year, 2022
- Korean Editors' Association — Award for Public-Interest Reporting, 2021
Press mentions and external coverage
- JoongAng Ilbo — "Behavioural risk in retail binary options trading" — guest column, 2023
- Yonhap News — Quoted on retail-trader harm reduction frameworks, 2024
PGP fingerprint is available on request through the editorial contact form. Sensitive corrections can be submitted securely.
Articles written by David Park (1)
Below are the topic clusters that David Park authors or actively reviews. Each linked article is re-reviewed on a 90-day cycle.
Contact and verification
Readers can contact David Park directly for editorial queries, corrections, or source clarification at [email protected]. David Park does not provide personal financial advice. For individual investment decisions, consult a regulated investment advisor in your jurisdiction.
PGP fingerprint is available on request through the editorial contact form. Sensitive corrections can be submitted securely.
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