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South Korea retail traders face steep losses after SK Hynix, Samsung selloff

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South Korea retail investors using leverage suffered heavy losses after a sharp selloff drove major shares, including SK Hynix and Samsung, to reverse sharply, CNBC Markets reports.

The outlet highlights how traders who placed leveraged bets saw results unravel quickly as prices moved against them following the selloff.

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CNBC Markets'Give me my money back': South Korean traders' leveraged SK Hynix, Samsung bets unravel after selloff
CNBC World'Give me my money back': South Korean traders' leveraged SK Hynix, Samsung bets unravel after selloff

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