"A total of over 1.2 million leveraged retail accounts across the Korean market triggered margin calls. Approximately 320,000–360,000 accounts were fully liquidated by brokers..."

South Korea's 2x leveraged ETFs tracking Samsung and SK Hynix crashed over 20% in one day, erasing $1.7 billion in retail investor wealth within two weeks.

South Korea's AI stock boom is now a cautionary tale of leverage's power. SK Hynix's plunge triggered billions in stock sales, deepening the Kospi's slide. Leveraged products and…

South Korean shares experienced a significant decline on Thursday, driven by chipmaker stock sell-offs. The Bank of Korea raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in…