Investors are borrowing more against their portfolios as stocks climb. Hy Luu, a 29-year-old Tesla investor based in Houston, offers a window into the rise in leverage after using six figures of margin and refinancing his home to reduce the risk of a margin call. CNBC's Sean Conlon explores what’s driving the rise in margin debt and what can happen when prices fall.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:03 Buying on margin
5:51 Why margin debt is increasing
8:49 Market impact
Produced by: Charlotte Morabito
Reporting by: Sean Conlon
Camera: Daoud Qamar
Edited by: Andrea Miller
Animation: Jason Reginato, Emily Park
Senior Managing Producer: Shawn Baldwin
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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