The Korean stock market will launch individual stock leveraged ETFs, which may receive strong interest from retail investors.

As this year's best-performing and most volatile market globally, the South Korean stock market will introduce leveraged exchange-traded funds for individual stocks for the first time this week. This investment tool may amplify both gains and losses. These products are linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix chip manufacturers, with the goal of achieving twice the daily fluctuations of the two stocks. Analysts expect these ETFs to be widely sought after by over 14 million retail investors in South Korea. However, with 5% intraday fluctuations in the South Korean Kospi index being common, the enthusiasm of retail investors may further exacerbate market volatility.