Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Tuesday the government is considering measures to address problems arising from newly introduced single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have been blamed for heightened volatility in the stock market. "I am well aware that leveraged ETFs have brought significant volatility to the stock market," Koo said during a parliamentary session. "When introducing the policy, we assessed its potential impact on the foreign exchange and capital markets, but some problems have since emerged," he said. "We are discussing ways to address and minimize those problems." In May, the Korea Exchange introduced single-stock leveraged ETFs tracking the daily performance of two market heavyweights — Samsung Electronics or SK hynix Inc. As the two companies account for roughly half of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)'s total market capitalization, the products have been cited as one of the factors contributing to heightened volatility in the benchmark index. Despite a strong rally since the start of the year, the KOSPI has experienced sharp swin