margin debt

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8 mentions 2 recordings first heard Nov 2021 last heard 11 Aug ↑1 vs the 6 months before

Total amount of borrowed funds used to purchase securities on margin

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Ricky MulveyThe Indicator from Planet Money · Borrowing money to invest! What could go wrong? · 0:42 · 11 Aug
…The total amount of borrowing is at an all-time record level over one point five trillion dollars.…
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Michael WursthornWSJ Your Money Briefing · The Risks of Margin Borrowing for Everyday Investors · 10:25 · Nov 2021
…I mean, for example, leading into the 2008 financial crisis, margin debt was about 3%, or maybe even more, of the S&P 500 at that time.…
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Michael WursthornWSJ Your Money Briefing · The Risks of Margin Borrowing for Everyday Investors · 10:15 · Nov 2021
…On the other hand, though, margin debt relative to the S&P 500's market cap is about 2.4%.…
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Michael WursthornWSJ Your Money Briefing · The Risks of Margin Borrowing for Everyday Investors · 9:46 · Nov 2021
…So the number in of itself, nearly a trillion dollars……
Michael WursthornWSJ Your Money Briefing · The Risks of Margin Borrowing for Everyday Investors · 6:29 · Nov 2021
…And that's why you do see these sharp increases in……
Michael WursthornWSJ Your Money Briefing · The Risks of Margin Borrowing for Everyday Investors · 6:20 · Nov 2021
…And that's why margin debt can be so risky.…
Michael WursthornWSJ Your Money Briefing · The Risks of Margin Borrowing for Everyday Investors · 4:45 · Nov 2021
…down drafts in the stock market like Friday are always……
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