Monday, July 23, 2007

NYSE margin debt rises to record $378.2 bln in June

(Reuters) - Investors have taken on record amounts of debt to buy
securities since a rule change has made it easier to borrow --
and lure business that had moved offshore, to London in
particular.




Under a pilot program called portfolio margining that began
in April, several brokerage firms are now offering risk-based
margin rules to institutional investors.


Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News

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