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South Korean Retail Investors Lose $4.8 Billion in ETPs
South Korean retail investors face $4.8 billion in leveraged ETP losses tied to Samsung and SK Hynix.
In brief
South Korean retail investors face $4.8 billion in leveraged ETP losses tied to Samsung and SK Hynix. South Korean retail investors lost $4.8 billion in leveraged exchange-traded products linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Originally reported by TokenPost.
South Korean Retail Investors
South Korean retail investors posted about $4.8 billion in losses on leveraged exchange-traded products tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
Age Group Losses
Investors in their 40s recorded the largest aggregate loss among age groups across 165,200 accounts.
Loss Calculation Period
The tally covers May 27 through Aug. 14 across accounts at 10 Korean brokerages, combining completed trades and open positions.
The main idea
South Korean retail investors lost $4.8 billion in leveraged exchange-traded products linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
