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Woofun AI data shows that over 1.2 million leveraged retail accounts in the Korean market triggered margin call levels by July 13. Approximately 320,000 to 360,000 of these positions were forcibly liquidated by securities firms, implying that roughly one in 30 adults faces liquidation risk. Total estimated losses from these leveraged positions amount to 2.15 trillion won (around $1.44 billion). Cumulative forced liquidations for July reached 344.2 billion won, with a single-day spike of 142.2 billion won on July 9, a nearly fivefold increase from the previous day's 28.8 billion won. Retail margin deposits fell by nearly 30 trillion won compared to June's end, dropping to 107.1 trillion won, the lowest level since June 2020.