The sharp decline in the South Korean stock market ignites concerns over leveraged ETF risks, with the global scale exceeding $290 billion.

(3) The total global leveraged ETF assets have now exceeded $290 billion (over $45 billion in Asia and more than $220 billion in the United States). Barclays estimates that, in the past 10 trading days, the daily rebalancing volume of such products in the U.S. was about $20 billion, roughly four times the average of the past year, highlighting their scale and potential impact.