NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - Hedge funds' use of leverage in equities trading is near record levels after debt-fueled strategies ballooned in recent years and an upturn in financial markets prompted ...

Leverage and Hedging Without a hedge, the use of leverage can be disastrous. Because leverage multiplies one’s losses just as much as one’s gains (or more if you count the interest you pay), the risks ...

NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Hedge funds are using near-record levels of leverage to trade equities and betting on debt-backed strategies in efforts to juice returns, making the most of markets buoyed ...

Hampton: Let’s start today with what is leverage and why does it have a debatable reputation? Armour: Leverage basically is borrowing money to invest. So obviously that ends up magnifying returns ...