A short position in a futures contract is also an easy way to get extreme leverage. (money.stackexchange.com)
Unfortunately, mortgage lenders know they have extreme leverage over home buyers who need to quickly close a home purchase. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
Eventhough these hedge funds had only a total of US$ 1.6 bn in assets, through extreme leveraging, they owned more than US$ 10 billion in mortgage - backed and other derivatives. (abcsofinvesting.net)