South Korea Stocks Bleed as Margin Liquidations Peak

TLDR: South Korea’s KOSPI fell 13% in eight days, with two full circuit breakers triggered in a single week. The KOSPI 200 put-call ratio hit 2.5, its highest in five years, signaling heavy institutional hedging. Forced margin liquidations surged to a record 300 billion won, exposing millions of retail investors. Samsung and SK Hynix represent [...]

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