'Boarded the bus to ruin'... Retail investors cry sadly as the '60% loss' era arrives.
Retail investors who bet on a KOSPI decline bought 1 trillion KRW worth of inverse ETFs this year but suffered a devastating 58% loss rate. This contrasts with stable short-selling by institutional and foreign investors, even amidst surging stock prices, as retail investors had been expecting a KOSPI correction.
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"'Boarded the bus to ruin'... Retail investors cry sadly as the '60% loss' era arrives." — BullBear's AI rates this story as a mixed, direction-neutral signal, with a market-impact score of 25 out of 100. Retail investors who bet on a KOSPI decline bought 1 trillion KRW worth of inverse ETFs this year but suffered a devastating 58% loss rate. This contrasts with stable short-selling by institutional and foreign investors, even amidst surging stock prices, as retail investors had been expecting a KOSPI correction. Reported by Maeil Business on February 25, 2026. The call is verified against the actual 24-hour price move on BullBear's public conviction ledger.
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