NYSE Margin Debt: Down 3.5% from the Previous Month By Doug Short
* August 28, 2015
Note: The NYSE has released new data for margin debt, now available through July. We've updated the charts in this commentary to include the latest numbers.
The Latest Margin Data
The NYSE margin debt data is about a month old when it is published. The NYSE margin debt data is about a month old when it is published. The latest debt level is down 3.5% month-over-month and 4.7% off its real (inflation-adjusted) record high in April.
NYSE Investor Credit
Here's a slightly closer look at the data, starting with 1995. Also, we've inverted the S&P 500 monthly closes and used markers to pinpoint the monthly close values.