Thursday, 16 July, 2026
Cooling the Chips: South Korea Freezes High-Risk Tech ETFs
By TechShots Studio
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has temporarily banned new listings of single-stock leveraged ETFs to curb extreme equity market volatility. The high-risk funds, primarily tracking tech giants Samsung and SK Hynix, are blamed for amplifying price swings through daily rebalancing. To further protect retail investors, regulators are tripling the minimum cash deposit requirement for these products to 30 million won ($20,300) and banning related advertising.
Read full story at REUTERS