'Give me my money back': South Korean traders' leveraged SK Hynix, Samsung bets unravel after sell-off

South Korean retail investors are facing heavy losses after their leveraged bets on Samsung and SK Hynix backfired, per CNBC. The semiconductor stocks sold off sharply, and because the traders had borrowed money to amplify their positions, the declines hit especially hard.

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