And it usually involved buying on margin – that is, borrowing money from the brokerage.

而且这通常涉及凭保证金额度买进——也就是说，从经纪人那里借钱。

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Using punny humor and wry examples, he explained the arcane world of finance, with its foggy phrases such as "selling short" and "buying on margin, " to the newly empowered personal investor.

他用幽默的语言，好笑的例子和诸如“卖空”和“边际购买”之类模糊的术语向刚刚崛起的投资人讲解神秘的金融世界。

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Buying Power Amount of money available in a margin account to buy securities based on excess margin divided by the margin requirement.

购买力保证金账户中超过利差要求，可以买入证券的那部分超额保证金。

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Still, Lieber figures as long as mortgage REITs are buying on margin, some risk getting whacked eventually.

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Main Street investors trading for their own accounts should be especially careful about buying on margin into these lows.

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HighTower brokers also run their own profit-and-loss statements, so instead of keeping 30% to 40% of gross fee production in W-2 earnings, they reap the benefit of all revenue associated with their clients, including interest spreads earned by lending idle cash in cash-rich accounts to other clients buying on margin.

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