Within just over two months since the launch of single-stock leveraged ETF in South Korea, exchanges and brokerages have earned more than 117 billion KRW in fees.

(1) Since May 27, when Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs were listed, by the end of July, the Korea Exchange and various brokers had collectively earned a total of 117.26 billion KRW in related fees, covering 16 products in total. (2) On highly active trading days, the exchange's daily fee revenue can exceed 1 billion KRW, for example, 1.051 billion KRW on June 24 and 1.011 billion KRW on July 14. (3) Market opinions point out that individual investors have flocked to these high-risk products, while the exchanges responsible for market operations and the brokers providing trading intermediary services have reaped substantial fee income as a result.