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From: Moominoid	4/18/2007 10:37:18 AM
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Was reading recently that some hedge funds who previously used non-margin forms of leverage were shifting to margin. For example if they have an account at IB rather than a traditional prime broker. So margin debt is only a subset of leverage used and is a mix of individuals and institutions. In Aus due to the favorable tax treatment most financial advisers recommend margin loans and they are considered a normal investing tool. As are various packaged leveraged products including leveraged mutual funds and so called installment warrants (which are a bit like deep in the money options). In the US there is all this scare stuff around them.

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