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Investors Borrowed $1.45 Trillion to Buy Stocks. Is the Market One Correction Away From a Margin-Call Avalanche?

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Stock-market gains can make leverage look harmless. When portfolios rise, borrowed money magnifies returns, and the debt itself can disappear into the background. That changes when prices turn lower. A margin loan does not care whether a decline is temporary or the beginning of a bear market. If account equity falls below required levels, brokers […]

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