{
  "id": 19631560,
  "title": "Korean retail investors struggle to cut losses, holding on to or buying more losing stocks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/korean-retail-investors-struggle-to-cut-losses-holding-on-to-or-19631560",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T09:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261112/korean-retail-investors-struggle-to-cut-losses-holding-on-to-or-buying-more-losing-stocks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent survey conducted by financial research institute Toss Insight reveals that two-thirds of Korean retail investors are struggling to cut their losses in the stock market. Instead of selling their losing stocks, many are holding onto them or even buying more shares in an attempt to lower their average purchase price. This behavior was observed in an online survey of 1,000 individuals aged between 20 and 50 who have experience investing in both domestic and overseas stocks, conducted from July 11 to August 21.\n\nAccording to the findings, 42.2% of respondents continued holding onto their losing stocks, while 24.4% bought additional shares to reduce their average purchase price. Interestingly, investors who managed to cut their losses according to predetermined rules were less likely to report losses in stocks. The survey data showed that during the previous year, only 26.5% of these investors reported losses, compared to 41.7% among those who continued holding onto losing stocks.\n\nThe survey also highlighted a discrepancy between investors' self-perceived risk tolerance and their actual investment exposure. Among those who identified themselves as \"conservative\" investors, 66% were found to have high-risk portfolios. This suggests that many investors may be overestimating their ability to handle stock market volatility and are more exposed to risk than they believe they are.",
  "summary": "Two-thirds of Korean retail investors hold on to losing stocks or buy more in an attempt to lower their average purchase price, rather than sell at a loss, a report showed Thursday. The findings are based on an online survey of 1,000 people in their 20s to 50s with experience investing in domestic or overseas stocks, conducted by financial research institute Toss Insight from July 11 to Aug. 21.…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Foreigners remain net sellers of Korean stocks in Oct.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/foreigners-remain-net-sellers-of-korean-stocks-in-oct",
        "published": "2026-11-12T03:00:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}