"Everyone but me had the heart of a beast"... Retail investors bet 1.4 trillion KRW on leveraged ETFs
Following a stock market plunge due to the US-Iran conflict, South Korean retail investors bet 1.4 trillion KRW on leveraged ETFs, concentrating their purchases on KOSDAQ leveraged products while net-selling inverse and KOSPI ETFs.
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""Everyone but me had the heart of a beast"... Retail investors bet 1.4 trillion KRW on leveraged ETFs" — BullBear's AI rates this story as a mixed, direction-neutral signal, with a market-impact score of 15 out of 100. Following a stock market plunge due to the US-Iran conflict, South Korean retail investors bet 1.4 trillion KRW on leveraged ETFs, concentrating their purchases on KOSDAQ leveraged products while net-selling inverse and KOSPI ETFs. Reported by Maeil Business on March 05, 2026. The call is verified against the actual 24-hour price move on BullBear's public conviction ledger.
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