Learn how 'Buy to Cover' transactions work to close short positions, buy back borrowed shares, and manage margin trades ...

When I got into this fascinating business over 40 years ago, I was 20-something-year-old cub markets reporter working right on the trading floors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago ...

Discover how SPAN Margin calculates portfolio risk and sets margin requirements using advanced algorithms, offering traders a ...

BlackRock’s call for investors to boost their hedge fund allocations may look like a gift, but it comes with strings attached. More money flowing into funds means bigger positions, higher leverage, ...

Margin debt has surged to a record $1.2 trillion, growing 45% y/y while the S&P rises at a slower 20% y/y pace. Investor leverage, measured by the margin debt to free credit balances ratio, has ...