2026-01-12 11:22:19

Interestingly, South Korean retail investors used collective strength to create the kimchi premium phenomenon. So the question is—if listed companies also get involved, will they upgrade this strategy to "kimchi premium max pro +"? From individual retail power to institutional group advantage, comparing these two scales is indeed worth watching. How big the arbitrage opportunity is mainly depends on market liquidity and regulatory windows.

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YieldWhisperer

· 4h ago

Retail investors are tired of playing around, and when institutions come in, it's a crushing blow from a higher dimension.

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RektButSmiling

· 4h ago

Haha, once retail investors' strategies are targeted by institutions, things will really change. The arbitrage opportunities when institutions enter the market will likely shrink... Regulators should step in too. That Korean approach is indeed brilliant, but once scaled up, it's easier to expose. How long this liquidity window can stay open depends on fate. Things that retail investors organize and do, institutions won't find it so easy to copy. Once regulators intervene, everything's over, and no one will be able to escape.

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Rekt_Recovery

· 4h ago

honestly if institutions start playing kimchi premium games we're all just watching whales orchestrate the next liquidation cascade... been there, got the leverage ptsd to prove it lol

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FarmHopper

· 4h ago

Once institutions enter the market, retail traders' tricks will be easily beaten, liquidity will be directly crushed, and regulations will tighten accordingly. The kimchi premium is probably cooling off.

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