A leverage ratio measures the level of debt being used by a business. There are several different types of leverage ratios, including equity multiplier, debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio, and degree of ...

Leverage ratios help option traders get the most for their money, according to Schaeffer's Senior V.P. of Research Todd Salamone Leverage ratios can help option traders make the most out of every ...

In technical terms, leverage is the ratio between the amount of money you have in your account and the total size of positions the broker allows you to take. You’re using leverage every time you enter ...

Regarding Thomas Hoenig’s “Why ‘Risk-Based’ Capital Is Far Too Risky” (op-ed, Aug. 12): Mr. Hoenig takes issue with our criticism of the leverage ratio, arguing, “The leverage ratio has proven most ...

The rationale for a higher benchmark is clear but regulators must clarify its role, alongside a risk-based capital regime, to reduce distortions and save the securities-financing market from a ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Being an entrepreneur for more than 30 years has taught me how important it is to track data about my business. But, I didn’t always take ...

A recent op-ed on this blog by Paul Kupiec misstates the Clearing House’s criticism of the supplementary leverage ratio. Kupiec’s article indicates that the Clearing House’s position is contained in a ...

Many people are interested in forex trading because it offers something other financial instruments often can't—access to significantly higher leverage. While the word "leverage" is tossed around ...

Momentum is building to improve capital rules. Recently, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen publicly acknowledged that aspects of the banking agencies’ supplementary leverage ratio “may be having ...

Leverage ratios can help option traders make the most out of every dollar invested, and determine how much of a profit a trade could potentially yield. The leverage ratio -- the leverage a trader gets ...