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To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (43195)	5/26/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: MythMan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

For the record, have you actually seen RealMan?

To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (43195)	5/26/1999 2:59:00 PM
From: John Pitera	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

The NYSE recently reported a record surge in margin debt for April. This accompanied the record highs in the indexes. Margin rose $25.5 billion to $181.94 billion and is now more than 2% of GDP. I'd love to add on a portion of home equity loans outstanding, but cannot get a good hold on the numbers. Can anyone help in this regard? The first chart is a six-month moving average of changes in total margin debt as reported by the NYSE. The second chart is total margin debt adjusted for inflation. Systemic risk has increased substantially. mta.org mta.org