Margin debt’s recent jump to a new high is potentially worrying. But it’s not clear just how much. Margin debt reflects how much investors have borrowed from their brokers to purchase more stocks. It ...

Investors buying stocks with borrowed money suggests confidence that the market will keep rising. If only that were true. Margin debt's recent jump to a new high is potentially worrying. But it's not ...

Chinese investors are borrowing a record amount of cash to buy local stocks, further fueling a months-long rally that has largely been driven by liquidity. The outstanding amount of margin trades in ...

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Leveraged positions in the stock market jumped 18% in one month and topped $1 trillion for the first time. Increasing use of debt to invest can tell us a lot about investors' attitudes. And while this ...

The rapid acceleration in investors’ use of margin debt in trading calls to mind the meme stock frenzy and dot-com bubble. Investors are trading on margin like it’s 1999. Debt balances in investors’ ...

Apple posted its quarterly earnings last night, with generally strong performance. One standout point was the company’s ability to continue to expand its gross margin on the ever-growing services ...

The market rout following Trump’s tariffs has raised the prospect of a wave of margin calls against borrowers - Timothy A Clary/AFP As a sea of red engulfed stock market trading screens on Monday, ...

Elon Musk may be forced to sell shares previously pledged to secure certain personal loans, should Tesla stock continue to decline. As pointed out by several online commentators, Musk is currently ...

Margin debt can be a strategic tool for wealth building, similar to traditional debt, if used responsibly and with proper safety buffers. Suggested rules include having a solid financial foundation, ...

Operating Cash Flow Margin (OCFM) is a crucial financial metric that evaluates a company’s ability to generate cash from its operating activities relative to its total revenue. Unlike net income, ...