August 27, 2015
Margin Calls Bite Investors, Banks
By Michael Wursthorn & AnnaMaria Andriotis
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Excerpt –
Wursthorn and Andriotis explore how some lenders are issuing margin calls to investment clients as global markets have decreased in value, forcing investors to chose between adding funds to their accounts or selling some of the securities underlying the loans.
Schindler suggested that clients should not over-leverage or maximize loans beyond 50% of the value of their accounts to minimize the risk of a margin call. “When you stick to borrowing lower numbers it would take a significant drop for this to occur, ”said Schindler.
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