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Borrowed investment in Samsung and SK Hynix nears 7 trillion won
Borrowed investment in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix is nearing 7 trillion won in South Korea’s stock market.
This is money investors have borrowed to buy shares, rather than investing only their own funds.
The two companies account for close to 30% of all margin debt in the domestic market.
Both are major semiconductor companies, and the borrowed funds are concentrated in these large stocks.
If their share prices fall, lenders may force some investors to sell, adding pressure to prices.
Those forced sales could increase volatility across the wider market.
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Investors had 6.9669 trillion won in borrowed funds invested in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as of Nov. 12.
The two companies accounted for 27.2% of all margin-loan balances in South Korea’s stock markets, according to FnGuide.
Their combined share was 36.5% of margin-loan balances on the main stock market.
Analysts warned that concentrated borrowing could worsen market swings if falling share prices trigger forced sales.
Financial authorities temporarily eased collateral rules and urged securities firms to manage lending risks.
- Who
- Investors borrowing from securities firms to buy shares in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
- What
- The two stocks had a combined 6.9669 trillion won in outstanding margin loans.
- When
- The figures were as of Nov. 12. The articles were published on Nov. 14 and 15, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea’s stock markets.
- Why
- Investors’ borrowing was concentrated in the two stocks amid expectations for a semiconductor upcycle and subsequent concerns about AI-related profitability and share-price volatility.
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The two stocks’ share of total margin-loan balances rose above 10%, according to Hankyung.
Their combined share rose above 20%.
Their share reached 33.6%.
A temporary waiver of securities firms’ requirement to maintain collateral ratios of at least 140% began.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix had combined margin-loan balances of 6.9669 trillion won.
The Financial Supervisory Service urged nine major investment banks to manage lending risks and enforce loan limits.
- Samsung Electronics margin loans
- 3.6358 trillion won
- SK Hynix margin loans
- 3.3311 trillion won
- Combined share of all margin loans
- 27.2%
- Combined share on the main stock market
- 36.5%
- Total market margin loans
- 25.5976 trillion won
- Temporary collateral-rule waiver
- Began Nov. 9 and runs through the end of January