If Michael Saylor is a genius, why does he need to keep telling people to buy his stock and borrow massive amounts of money? If Bitcoin collapses he faces a massive margin call from his lenders. No one will lend him money, he can’t issue new stock.

I don't understand why people buy $MSTR instead of just buying $BTC. — HayderTrader (@HayderTrader) December 21, 2024 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1870370239164166605 Bitcoin $BTC ETFs saw an outflow of $680 million on Thursday, the largest outflow in history 🚨 pic.twitter.com/PvAVtTFogQ — Barchart (@Barchart) …

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Microsoft shareholders reject BTC by nearly 99% margin LMAO

I’d have better success selling ice to an Eskimo or unloading Aerotyne Dynamics to schmucks over cold calls. And I don’t even expect 1% of people to pick up calls from an unknown number in 2024. LMAO https://microsoft.gcs-web.com/static-files/412cc216-34d8-411e-bd96-71d59e4312c0 h/t Prudent-Corgi3793  

Leveraged bets on Bitcoin, Tesla, Nvidia, Adani foreshadow a looming global margin call; Nvidia below $140 becomes problematic. Won’t be long.

Next up… Leveraged BitcoinLeveraged TeslaLeveraged NvidiaLeveraged Adani Followed by global margin call of biblical magnitude. Unforeseen by the vast majority of everyone. pic.twitter.com/NdsMpuJw1J — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) November 22, 2024 On approach. Below 140 becomes problematic. Won't be long. https://t.co/BDKPgL5aTF pic.twitter.com/Qh3o4pjY4Q …

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Margin Debt Up 5.8% in February

Margin debt is the amount of money an investor borrows from their broker via a margin account. Trading with a margin debt can magnify gains because an investor can benefit from the upside of any stock without having to invest …

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Debit Balances in Customers’ Securities Margin Accounts increased by $37,058 million, or 5.75% from May to June–the biggest jump since December 2022. This implies that customers are borrowing more money from their brokers to buy securities on margin.

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/key-topics/margin-accounts/margin-statistics Source: https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/margin-statistics.xlsx Wut mean?: According to FINRA Rule 4521(d), FINRA member firms with customer margin accounts must report by the last business day of each month: Total debit balances in securities margin accounts. Total free credit balances …

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Gary Gensler: ” investing in a levered single-stock ETF may create exposures for investors that in many ways resemble buying shares on margin. Further, investing in an inverse single-stock ETF is meant to be similar to shorting a stock.” “they are not necessarily right for every investor.”

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/gensler-prepared-remarks-iac-06222023 Highlights: The use of predictive data analytics, however, also can lead to potential conflicts. Conflicts may arise to the extent that advisers or brokers are optimizing for their own interests as well as others. I have …

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