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2026-07-15 11:46:11
[South Korean Stock Loans Surge 71.5% in Six Months, Regulators Immediately Set Limits: Monthly Increase No More Than 30%, Single Borrower Limit of 1 Billion Won] (1) Driven by the recent continuous rise in the stock market, the stock loan business of South Korean online investment-related financial companies has expanded rapidly. As of the end of June, the industry's stock loan balance reached 898.3 billion won, an increase of 374.5 billion won in the first half of the year, representing a 71.5% increase compared to the end of last year (351.3 billion won). (2) In response, the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea has introduced control measures: requiring each company to ensure that the monthly increase in stock loans does not exceed 30% of the increase in related loans in the previous month. This management target took effect on August 16. (3) At the same time, to prevent excessive concentration of risk, the regulatory authorities stipulated that the limit on stock loans to a single borrower is, in principle, 1 billion won. However, if a company can keep its monthly end-of-month balance below the level at the end of June after July, it can be exempted from this limit.
