How Margin Calls Can Transform Market Downturns Into Market Crashes – Wall Street Journal – 06/28/22
How Margin Calls Can Transform Market Downturns Into Market Crashes
The selloff in crypto, stocks and bond markets so far this year has been exacerbated by billions of dollars in margin calls. Investors rarely hear about margin calls except during market downturns. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains what they are and the unique way they are contributing to the current cryptocurrency crash.