[South Korea to Launch Single-Stock Leveraged ETFs Next Week, First Batch Tied to Samsung and SK Hynix] BlockBeats News, May 24 – South Korea will launch its first single-stock leveraged ETFs next week, with these products linked to chip manufacturers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The aim is to achieve daily returns of positive or negative two times the performance of the underlying stocks. Analysts predict these ETFs will attract strong demand from over 14 million retail investors in South Korea. However, against the backdrop of the KOSPI index's increasingly frequent intraday fluctuations of 5%, this enthusiasm could further exacerbate market volatility. The CEO of Singapore-based Fibonacci Asset Management stated, "These ETFs will amplify existing concentration risks, posing a structural challenge for long-term investors, as sustained high index volatility will make the South Korean market harder to navigate." Daewoo Mirae Asset analyst Yoon Jaehong estimates that the net inflow of funds into the 14 leveraged ETFs betting on Samsung Electronics or SK Hynix, expected to be listed by the end of May, could reach up to 5.3 trillion KRW. He noted that in the first two months of this year, the number of investors completing mandatory online training for leveraged products has already reached 300,000, surpassing the total for the entire year of 2025. (Jin10)