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Betting on a shaky Korean market: Are Korean retail investors going all-in on leverage?
Korean investors are continuing high-risk leveraged trading in U.S.-listed ETFs as South Korea’s stock market swings sharply, data showed. From Sept. 18 to Oct. 21, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL) ranked first in foreign securities purchases, with net buying of $2.76 billion. Demand also rose for Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X Shares ETF (KORU) and Nasdaq-linked leveraged products. Meanwhile, short-term risk funds and margin financing in Korea declined.
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U.S. stock net buying by South Korean retail investors tops 5 trillion won amid domestic market pullback
South Korean retail investors\' net buying of U.S. stocks has topped 5 trillion won so far this month as a pullback in the domestic market persists. Net buying from July 1 to 27 reached $3.59 billion, with purchases concentrated in a leveraged U.S. semiconductor ETF and SK Hynix ADRs. The monthly total is about 5.5 times last month’s net buying, while net buying of a leveraged South Korea ETF declined.
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Korean stock volatility drives retail investors back to U.S. markets
Repeated sharp swings in South Korea\'s stock market are pushing retail money back into U.S. equities. Credit-financed stock balances and unsettled trading receivables have fallen, while investor deposits remain above 100 trillion won. Retail investors turned from heavy buying of SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics to net selling in late July. Net buying of U.S. shares surged, led by the 3-times leveraged semiconductor ETF SOXL. A lower won-dollar exchange rate also reduced costs.
