What Is Margin Debt, And How To Measure It An account that is fully margined means an investor has tapped all available lending capacity to buy securities. What Is Margin Debt? 3 Major Stock Market Peaks Margin debt explosion arrived near a major market top in these three instances: May 5, 1972: Margin debt up 55.8% year over year. [Extracted from the article]
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