Margin Debt Up 0.9% in December, Hits 3-Year High
Published on January 24, 2025
FINRA has released new data for margin debt, now available through December. The latest debt level is at $899.168 billion, the highest level since December 2021. Margin debt was up 0.9% month-over-month (MoM) and up 28.3% year-over-year (YoY). However, after adjusting for inflation, the debt level was up 0.9% MoM and up 24.7% YoY.