Korea Volatility Spike Ebbs as Leveraged Trades Are Flushed Out

The most extreme phase of South Korea’s stock-market turmoil may be over after a historic selloff flushed out leveraged positions and regulatory curbs sent trading in some of the riskiest...

By Youkyung Lee and Sangmi Cha · Bloomberg Markets

The most extreme phase of South Korea’s stock-market turmoil may be over after a historic selloff flushed out leveraged positions and regulatory curbs sent trading in some of the riskiest products plunging.