This doesn’t really count as self-rescue; it’s another way of putting a brake on the “overheated” Korean stock market—either “pressing the brakes” or “cooling it down”—but the approach is a bit too extreme. It’s basically freezing a hot stock market into winter on the spot, and at the same time making it even less hopeful for those who have gotten stuck with losses…

Q: How long does it take to move from the Showa era to the Heisei era?
A: At the fastest, 10 days
Below are forwarded messages:
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According to data from the Financial Supervisory Service of Korea, as of July 13, 2026, across the entire market, accounts of more than 1.2 million leveraged retail investors have collectively reached the margin call and liquidation threshold. Based on Korea’s population base, that is equivalent to 1 in every 30 adults facing the risk of liquidation.
To avoid risks similar to those in China’s A-share market in 2015.
Korea raised the minimum margin requirement from 10 million won to 30 million won;
The minimum margin requirement is raised from the current 10 million won to 30 million won, and only cash is recognized as margin—substitute collateral securities (such as government bonds, etc.) are no longer included in the margin scope.
At the same time, the Bank of Korea announced a 25-basis-point rate hike.