Discover how margin loan availability works, its impact on your investments, and how it changes with market fluctuations. Learn how to manage risks in your margin account effectively.

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CEO Dale Asplund emphasized the company's strong start to 2025, noting double-digit EBITDA growth and a 120-basis point improvement in EBITDA margins. He reiterated the commitment to the One ...

In a cash account, all trades must be settled in cash on the settlement date, which occurs two days after the trade date for most securities. A margin account, however, is quite different. If you ...

Investors buying stocks with borrowed money suggests confidence that the market will keep rising. If only that were true. Margin debt's recent jump to a new high is potentially worrying. But it's not ...

Margin debt’s recent jump to a new high is potentially worrying. But it’s not clear just how much. Margin debt reflects how much investors have borrowed from their brokers to purchase more stocks. It ...