Samjeonix Leverage Nearly Halved in One Week, Leaving Many Retail Investors With Losses
7 month 8The intraday plunge in the leveraged product brought some retail investors’ returns to -50%-40. The leveraged product’s daily trading value reached the trillions of won, and it fell by around % in one week, resulting in a series of loss cases.
2026 year 7 month 8Reports said that the Samjeonix Leverage product plunged intraday on -50%, with some retail investors’ returns reaching that level. Bid and ask quotes changed sharply, and investors complained of losses.
During the same period, the daily trading value of the leveraged products reached the trillions of won, and several cases were reported in which prices fell to around half their level in one week. Concentrated trading increased price volatility.
A shift in retail investors’ leveraged bets from Samsung Electronics to SK hynix was also observed. The market captured some investors switching positions.
The KOSPI started the session 2% or more lower, but narrowed its decline during the session and ended trading at a level with little change. Net selling by foreign investors affected the index’s decline.
At the site, reports were received from individual accounts complaining, '5,000ten-thousand won was cut in half,' among other specific reports of losses. It was pointed out that the high-leverage structure of the related products and concentrated trading contributed to magnifying the losses.