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Korea Volatility Spike Ebbs as Leveraged Trades Are Flushed Out

Bloomberg Markets
Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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The most extreme phase of South Korea’s stock-market turmoil may be over after a historic selloff flushed out leveraged positions and regulatory curbs sent trading in some of the riskiest products...

The most extreme phase of South Korea’s stock-market turmoil may be over after a historic selloff flushed out leveraged positions and regulatory curbs sent trading in some of the riskiest products plunging.

Glass House Analysis

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