Friday, March 09, 2007

Margin debt soars to new record

Margin debt soars to new record

Americans are buying more stocks with borrowed money than at any time in history. Margin debt has reached a record $285 billion -- jumping more than $40 billion in the past three months. But as spooky as those numbers may be, there are reasons to believe that margin debt doesn't represent the same threat it did in years past.

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financial services, brokerage, margin, collateral

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