net credit balance

11 Feb 2015

Has margin debt peaked? Can have repercussions for stocks, C&I loans

by hedgopia | posted in: Credit, Equities | 0

Sideways movement in margin debt a sign investors’ risk appetite waning? 35-year correlation between stocks and margin debt of 0.95, 2014 was only 0.28 In 2000 and 2007, peak in margin debt preceded peak in C&I loans by one-plus year … Continued

27 Aug 2014

July NYSE margin debt hangs in there — near all-time highs; unraveling bound to be messy

by hedgopia | posted in: Credit, Equities | 0

NYSE margin debt was essentially flat in July – $460.2bn, down from $464.3bn in June and not too far away from February’s all-time high of $465.7bn. It is possible August manages a month-over-month increase; numbers will be released in a … Continued