3 hours ago Margin Debt Gained Quickly. It's Now At a Record $1.2 Trillion. By CONCLUDED The Dow Falls For Third Straight Session Last Updated: Customer Center Network Karishma Vanjani Margin debt has soared at an eye-watering pace. The rise in margin debt—effectively a loan taken out by an investor from a broker to buy stocks—in the six months through October is the second largest gain since the six months through March 2000, which was almost a quarter of a century ago, according to Deutsche Bank. It stand ...