Political pressure is mounting to delist single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix following successive risk warnings from financial authorities and the Bank of Korea (BOK), as the high-risk products are being increasingly blamed for recent turbulence in the domestic stock market. Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) slammed the rollout of the products as a complete policy failure, calling for aggressive regulatory intervention, including their delisting, to restore normal market operations. "KOSPI has devolved into a casino," Ahn wrote on Facebook Monday, pointing to the 212 trillion won ($139 billion) traded in the leveraged funds, which he argued has fueled sharp swings in stock prices. "All 14 single-stock leveraged ETFs tracking the two chipmakers have posted negative returns over the past month, with losses reaching as much as 35.9 percent," he wrote. "To stabilize the market, sweeping corrective measures, including forced delistings, are urgently needed." Ahn also urged President Lee Jae Myung to hold