leverage
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The exaggerated stock market moves owe much to heavy speculation by retail investors using leveraged products to capitalize on the Kospi’s record-breaking rally that started in the spring of 2025.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 3, 2026
Bonilla’s agent, Dennis Gilbert, leveraged the Mets’ eagerness to cut ties with his client, getting them to agree to defer payments for 10 years at 8% interest, then spread them over 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
The amount of money in leveraged exchange-traded funds is also at historic highs External link, casting a sinister shadow.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Charlie McElligott at Nomura has warned clients that leveraged products could make the U.S. equity market more volatile.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Morgan Stanley and Citigroup were now at 33:1, Goldman Sachs looked conservative at 25:1, but then Goldman had a gift for disguising how leveraged it actually was.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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