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The effect of South Korea raising the margin threshold is becoming apparent: retail investors are reducing their holdings in leveraged ETFs and turning to spot purchases

According to Daum, after South Korea's financial regulatory authorities raised the base margin for domestic and foreign single-stock leveraged products from 10 million won in securities to 30 million won in pure cash starting July 31, South Korean retail investors began to rapidly adjust their portfolios.According to data from the Korea Securities Depository, Tesla's 2x leveraged product TSLL recorded a net purchase of 14.58 million USD on August 3, but the purchase amount on the 4th plummeted from the previous day's 15.6 million USD to 1.56 million USD, while the selling amount rose to 8.68 million USD, resulting in a net sell of 7.11 million USD for the day. During the same period, Tesla's spot net purchases reached 42.3 million USD, more than five times the net purchase amount of TSLL.Micron Technology and SanDisk also showed similar divergence—Micron's 2x leveraged product flipped from a net purchase of 10.81 million USD on the 3rd to a net sell of 15.98 million USD on the 4th, while SanDisk's 2x leveraged product changed from a net purchase of 17.74 million USD to a net sell of 33.74 million USD. Meanwhile, the spot net inflows for the two companies were 148 million USD and 145 million USD, respectively, indicating a significant trend of funds shifting from leveraged tools to the underlying stocks.The tightened regulations require that the base margin must be paid in cash, with alternative securities such as stocks, ETFs, and bonds no longer counted, and existing investors must also meet the new standards when making additional purchases; selling is unrestricted, but the funds from sales must be settled after T+2 days before they can be counted as cash margin.The new rules were originally planned to be implemented in phases in August, but due to concerns that limiting it to Korean products would lead to a capital influx into overseas leveraged products like Tesla and Nvidia, creating a balloon effect, South Korean regulators moved the implementation date up to July 31 and simultaneously covered both domestic and foreign products.South Korean investors have reacted strongly, believing that extending measures aimed at local market volatility to overseas products constitutes excessive intervention, and that only South Korean investors must meet the 30 million won cash threshold, putting them at a disadvantage in global competition.

Duan Yongping responds to reducing holdings in Pop Mart: only because of the expiration of put options

Duan Yongping responded on Xueqiu today regarding the reduction of his position in Pop Mart, stating, "It's just that the put expired, and part was called away by the call." (This means that the put option expired, and a portion of the stock was called away by the call option.)ChainCatcher previously reported that earlier today, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange disclosed that the long position ratio of H&H International Investment, managed by Duan Yongping, in Pop Mart International Group Limited decreased from 7.65% to 5.55% as of July 30, 2026.According to a detailed interpretation of the announcement, this reduction was caused by the exercise of sold calls (call options). Duan Yongping holds the underlying stock of Pop Mart through H&H International Investment while selling call options to earn premiums. After part of the calls expired and were exercised on July 30, Duan Yongping had to deliver stocks at the agreed price, resulting in a decrease in physical holdings, and the disclosed long position ratio dropped from 7.65% to 5.55%.This time, Duan Yongping had part of the calls expire and be exercised, delivering some stocks at an average settlement price of approximately HKD 162.50, resulting in a net decrease of about 8.9328 million shares in physical holdings. Additionally, other option positions expiring or converting contributed to the overall decrease in the disclosed total long position ratio.Duan Yongping is accustomed to using sold options to enhance returns or build positions, and he has performed similar operations on stocks like Apple. On July 23, Duan Yongping had just responded to investors on Xueqiu, stating, "I just started buying Pop Mart, and I probably won't sell for the next 10 years." This decrease in ratio is mainly due to passive reduction caused by option settlements, rather than actively selling in the market. The actual decrease in physical holdings is not as exaggerated as the disclosed ratio suggests, as the disclosed long ratio also includes the impact of related derivative positions.

Duan Yongping's reduction of holdings in Pop Mart is not an active sell-off; this reduction is a passive exercise of subscription options

Earlier today, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange disclosed that the long position ratio of H&H International Investment, managed by Duan Yongping, in Pop Mart International Group Limited decreased from 7.65% to 5.55% as of July 30, 2026.According to the detailed interpretation of the announcement, this reduction was caused by the exercise of sold call options. Duan Yongping holds the underlying shares of Pop Mart through H&H International Investment while selling call options to earn premiums. After some calls expired and were exercised on July 30, Duan Yongping had to deliver shares at the agreed price, resulting in a decrease in physical holdings, and the disclosed long position ratio fell from 7.65% to 5.55%.This time, Duan Yongping had some calls expire and be exercised, delivering part of the shares at an average settlement price of approximately HKD 162.50, resulting in a net decrease of about 8.9328 million shares in physical holdings. Additionally, the expiration or conversion of other option positions contributed to the overall decline in the disclosed total long position ratio.Duan Yongping is accustomed to using sold options to enhance returns or build positions, and he has previously engaged in similar operations with stocks like Apple. On July 23, Duan Yongping had just responded to investors on Xueqiu, stating, "Pop Mart has just started buying, and it is highly likely that I won't sell within the next 10 years." The decrease in ratio this time is mainly due to passive reduction caused by option settlements, rather than actively selling in the market. The actual decrease in physical holdings is also not as exaggerated as the disclosed ratio suggests, as the disclosed long position ratio also includes the impact of related derivative positions.
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