Excel-lookalike stock site sparks debate over workplace investing

“A website disguised as Microsoft Excel that allows users to check stock prices during work hours has gone viral in Korea, drawing both praise for its creativity and criticism over the country's growing obsession with investing. The site, called Excel Kospi, closely resembles a spreadsheet program, featuring Excel's signature green borders and grid layout. At first glance, it appears to be an ordinary worksheet, but it is actually a platform that provides real-time stock market information. The site's introduction describes it as "a stock quote site designed to look like an Excel screen that people secretly view at work." As of 10 a.m. Friday, the platform had recorded 19,334 cumulative visits for the day. The service offers a range of features, including real-time information on Korean and U.S. stock markets, cryptocurrency prices and related news. Users can add stocks to a watchlist and enter their average purchase prices and holdings to track gains and losses without opening a brokerage mobile trading service. This allows office workers to monitor stock prices in real time and make inv

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