High leverage implies a haircut to book value in bad times, because the value of the assets can go down dramatically.
Not exact matches
The lack of liquidity and
higher leveraging of investments via crowdfunding platforms relative to REITs makes them much riskier, yet their incrementally
higher promised returns and incrementally lower
implied correlations with other asset classes don't seem to compensate for the added downsides.
But from the perspective of monetary policy transmission, the
higher level of private sector
leverage also does
imply a stronger impact from interest rate changes.
Adding in record bond issuance in recent years, a financing option not common in 1990s, «overall
leverage is even
higher today than
implied by traditional measures of bank lending,» the report explained.
Yields are also
higher for the S&P U.S. Issued
High Yield Corporate Bond Index than for the S&P / LSTA Leveraged Loan 100 Index (6.5 % versus 5.05 %, respectively), implying that market participants are willing to hold bank loans for less of an interest return than high - yield corporate d
High Yield Corporate Bond Index than for the S&P / LSTA
Leveraged Loan 100 Index (6.5 % versus 5.05 %, respectively),
implying that market participants are willing to hold bank loans for less of an interest return than
high - yield corporate d
high - yield corporate debt.
Higher implied volatility, higher leverage, and lower stock prices lead to higher sp
Higher implied volatility,
higher leverage, and lower stock prices lead to higher sp
higher leverage, and lower stock prices lead to
higher sp
higher spreads.
When the interest rates are low enough to allow for positive
leverage, investors can boost significantly their return on equity by borrowing a
high percentage of the acquisition price (which
implies high LTV ratios).