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A sharp sell-off in Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930) and SK Hynix (KRX: 000660) has unraveled leveraged bets held by South Korean retail investors, who are now absorbing heavy losses.
The mood among traders caught on the wrong side of the reversal came through in one line: "Give me my money back." The reversal that broke the trade South Korean retail investors had built leveraged exposure to both Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
When the shares reversed sharply, those positions moved against holders quickly.
Leverage works both ways: the same magnification that turns a favorable trade into outsized gains accelerates the damage when direction changes.
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