Korea Financial Services Committee Chairman Lee EOG-weon said that if the latest restrictions fail to achieve the expected results, South Korea will prepare to take more measures to curb investors' demand for leveraged ETFs, including setting investment limits for individual investors. The Financial Services Commission said in a statement that if these measures, which have been in effect since July 31, fail to sufficiently curb demand, regulators will consider further tightening investment requirements. Note: South Korea brought forward the implementation of the new minimum cash deposit rules for leveraged ETFs until July 31. The Financial Services Commission also said that discussions are underway to speed up the process of increasing the minimum number of trading units previously planned. Lee met with investment industry managers on Tuesday to discuss leveraged ETFs. Plans under consideration include requiring regular mandatory online training, including simulated trading courses; and limiting individual investment amounts in leveraged ETFs to a specific percentage of total invested assets.

Korea Financial Services Committee Chairman Lee EOG-weon said that if the latest restrictions fail to achieve the expected results, South Korea will prepare to take more measures to curb investors' demand for leveraged ETFs, including setting investment limits for individual investors. The Financial Services Commission said in a statement that if these measures, which have been in effect since July 31, fail to sufficiently curb demand, regulators will consider further tightening investment requirements. Note: South Korea brought forward the implementation of the new minimum cash deposit rules for leveraged ETFs until July 31. The Financial Services Commission also said that discussions are underway to speed up the process of increasing the minimum number of trading units previously planned. Lee met with investment industry managers on Tuesday to discuss leveraged ETFs. Plans under consideration include requiring regular mandatory online training, including simulated trading courses; and limiting individual investment amounts in leveraged ETFs to a specific percentage of total invested assets.