Over the past month, South Korean retail investors lost about 21.5 trillion won (approximately $1.45 billion) in leveraged trading, and among the accounts forced to liquidate, investors aged 20 to 30 accounted for 62%. As of July 13, approximately 320,000 to 460,000 leveraged accounts had been completely liquidated by brokers. Data from the Korea Financial Investment Association shows that from July 1 to 13, the actual forced liquidation amount triggered by unsettled trades was 451.9 billion won. (Macrostream)