Published Fri, Jun 12, 2026 · 03:30 PM

[HONG KONG] Global banks are curbing hedge funds’ leveraged bets on Asia’s top chipmakers including SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics after a blistering rally this year raised concerns of a potential pullback, according to people familiar with the matter.

Brokers including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Group have raised the financing cost for hedge funds to take bullish wagers on SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics shares via swaps, said the people.

Banks have also tightened the size of new trades and which firms they will give them to, the people said, asking not to be identified while discussing private information. They have taken similar steps for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing,…