Stock prices surged, but a 'miraculous knockout'... Bank products offered 10% annually but gave 2%
Four major banks sold 12 trillion won in Equity-Linked Deposits (ELD) last year. However, due to surging stock prices, a large number of these products hit their knockout barrier, causing investor returns to plummet to the lowest interest rate levels. The Financial Supervisory Service has warned against mis-selling.
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"Stock prices surged, but a 'miraculous knockout'... Bank products offered 10% annually but gave 2%" — BullBear's AI rates this story as a bearish (negative) signal for markets, with a market-impact score of 45 out of 100. Four major banks sold 12 trillion won in Equity-Linked Deposits (ELD) last year. However, due to surging stock prices, a large number of these products hit their knockout barrier, causing investor returns to plummet to the lowest interest rate levels. The Financial Supervisory Service has warned against mis-selling. Reported by Maeil Business on May 31, 2026. The call is verified against the actual 24-hour price move on BullBear's public conviction ledger.
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