
South Korean retail investors set an all-time record by net buying 7 trillion won in shares as the KOSPI plummeted 6.49% amid U.S.-Iran tensions, single-handedly absorbing massive foreign and institutional sell-offs totaling 7.4 trillion won while the KOSDAQ also fell 5.56%.

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Retail investors lost nearly half their investments in inverse oil ETNs after betting against crude prices, which surged 23% to over $91 per barrel amid Middle East tensions, with leveraged products amplifying losses to 46% despite net purchases exceeding 50 billion won during the rally.

South Korean retail investors shift to stock loans and overdrafts as securities firms exhaust margin lending limits, with credit balances hitting record 33.69 trillion won amid market volatility, creating a 'balloon effect' across the financial sector despite forced liquidation risks.
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South Korea's KOSPI index fell 415 points amid Iran strike concerns but remains at 5,830, demonstrating how the market's elevated level has changed correction dynamics, with retail investors holding record 120 trillion won in deposits ready to buy the dip as geopolitical risks historically prove short-lived.