[South Korea's Stock Market Leveraged ETF Assets Rise to Approximately $45 Billion, Setting a Historic High] BlockBeats reported on July 3 that The Kobeissi Letter stated South Korea's stock market leverage levels are at an extreme state. The asset management scale of South Korea's leveraged ETFs has risen to a historic high of approximately $45 billion, marking an increase of about 800% since early 2026. It noted that the leverage exposure as a proportion of free-float market capitalization has climbed to a historic high of approximately 2.9%, more than tripling compared to January levels. Free-float market capitalization refers to the portion of stocks actually available for public trading. Meanwhile, the asset scale of the 2x long SK Hynix ETF listed in Hong Kong once surged to approximately $15 billion, making it the largest single-stock leveraged product globally. In comparison, the asset scales of the four major 2x long ETFs tracking Micron (MU), Nvidia (NVDA), SanDisk (SNDK), and Tesla (TSLA) have never exceeded $10 billion. [Original Link]