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Korea’s ETF curbs push leveraged trading overseas

koreaherald.com · 5dShare

South Korean investors are moving into US leveraged ETFs after tighter domestic rules pushed them away, raising questions over whether efforts to curb speculative trading are shifting risk-taking activity overseas. Trading in locally listed single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs plunged following financial regulators' introduction of tighter measures on single-stock leveraged ETFs, according to data from the Korea Exchange. The combined trading value of the 16 single-stock leveraged and inverse

First report: South Korea tightens grip on high-risk ETFs as investor losses mount — scmp.com, 7d