Korean retail investors are in the global spotlight due to volatility stemming from the potent mix of the semiconductor sector boom and leveraged e...

Single-stock leveraged ETFs poured gasoline on a market already volatile due to margin trading and high stock turnover

Korea's financial regulator on Thursday unveiled a set of measures on leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to help ensure market stability and pr...

"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 Kospi is the world's best-performing major equity market, but single-stock leveraged ETFs are fueling record volatility in 2026.

Korean retail investors are in the global spotlight due to volatility stemming from the potent mix of the semiconductor sector boom and leveraged e...

Korean retail investors are in the global spotlight due to volatility stemming from the potent mix of the semiconductor sector boom and leveraged e...

"Why are they penalizing only retail investors? If regulators can't fix the problem, they should just delist these products. They're wreaking havoc...

Bae Jae-kyu, CEO of Korea Investment Management, has issued a rare warning, urging investors to “pull out of” single-stock leveraged exchange-trade...