Forced sales reach about 805 hundred million won on the 15th; total for the 12th–15th is 2,563 hundred million won

According to financial investment industry figures provided on the 18th, actual forced sales against unsettled brokerage purchases amounted to about 805 hundred million won on the 15th. The combined amount for the 12th through the 15th reached 2,563 hundred million won.

Unsettled brokerage purchase payments rose from 1 trillion 634 hundred million won on the 12th to 1 trillion 2,415 hundred million won on the 13th, 1 trillion 3,575 hundred million won on the 14th, and 1 trillion 3,925 hundred million won on the 15th. The outstanding amount increased on each successive day during the 12th–15th.

In this type of stock transaction, investors initially pay part of the purchase price and must pay the remainder by settlement day. If they fail to provide the full payment by settlement day, two trading days after the purchase (T+2), forced sales typically take place on the following trading day (T+3).

Customer deposits, funds held in readiness for stock-market investment, stood at 96 trillion 9,121 hundred million won as of the 15th. The deposit balance had fallen below 100 trillion won.