South Korea mandates 5 days of paper trading for leveraged ETF investors
South Korea will require new investors to complete 5 days of mock trading before buying single-stock leveraged ETFs, after retail traders suffered massive losses and forced liquidations. The move was triggered by a 90% volume crash in the sector and aims to stabilize retail participation.
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@WizzyOnChain
JUST IN: 🇰🇷 South Korea mandates 5 days of paper trading for leveraged ETF investors. Triggered by 90% volume crash in the sector. Move aims to stabilize retail participation but could further fragment liquidity in a market already tightening leverage access. https://t.co/Bw8Hzr28te
@Polymarket
JUST IN: South Korea will require new investors to complete 5 days of mock trading before buying single-stock leveraged ETFs, after retail traders suffered massive losses & forced liquidations.
@unusual_whales
BREAKING: South Korea is going to require retail traders to undergo mock trading exercises in order to get access to 2x single stock ETFs, per Bloomberg