Risk appetite in South Korea is exploding:



Margin loans outstanding on Korean stocks are up to a record $24.3 billion.

Since the start of 2025, margin debt has surged +140% and is up +32% since the beginning of this year alone.

To put this into perspective, the value of leveraged bets on Korean stocks was ~$5.0 billion in 2020.

This also likely understates the real scale, given that many loans taken out to buy stocks are labeled under other categories.

Meanwhile, domestic investors have poured ~$25.3 billion into South Korean shares year-to-date.

Retail investors in South Korea are aggressively rushing into stocks.
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