Korean degens have gone nuts for leveraged ETFs

October 10, 2023--Autocallables are so passé
Forget Mrs Watanabe and her carry trades in Turkey, Indonesia or Brazil; it turns out that South Koreans are the true trading degens of Asia.

MainFT's Song Jung-a has written a fascinating piece on how South Korean retail investors' love of leverage and volatility are now even freaking out local financial regulators.

South Korea's financial regulators have vowed to curb short-term speculation by retail investors, as their bets on tech stocks fuel fears of a market bubble.

HKEX Expands Index Business with Launch of HKEX Tech 100 Index

December 8, 2025-New index tracks 100 companies listed in Hong Kong across six major technology-focused themes
HKEX's first Hong Kong equity index, marking a significant milestone in Group's index and data business development
HKEX enters licensing agreement with E Fund Management to issue an ETF in Chinese Mainland market

China's exports grow 5.9% in November, while U.S. shipments drop 29%

December 8, 2025-While exports from China to the U.S. have fallen for most of the year, shipments have surged to other places, including Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the European Union.