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2026-07-16 15:32:15
[South Korea tightens financial regulations: Listing of individual stock leveraged ETFs suspended, margin raised to 30 million won, trading rules tightened across the board] (1) The Financial Services Commission of South Korea announced the suspension of the listing and advertising of new individual stock leveraged ETFs; at the same time, the basic margin will be raised from the current 10 million won to 30 million won, and only cash will be accepted. Government bonds and other alternative collateral securities will no longer be accepted. This measure is scheduled to be implemented in August. (2) Tighten trading regulations: The ETF premium/discount rate management standard will be reduced from 3% to 2%, and the minimum trading unit will be temporarily increased from 1 unit to 20 units. (3) Strengthen investor protection: The investor education time required for investing in individual stock leveraged products will be extended from 2 hours to 3 hours.
