South Korean regulators raise alarm over leveraged ETFs that surged to $9.1 billion in assets, with retail investors holding 92% as margin debt hits record

Leveraged 2x ETFs sold $6 billion of Samsung and SK Hynix shares in a single day to reset leverage, making up 14% of daily volume and rattling Korea's KOSPI

Newly introduced single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, originally promoted by the governmen...