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Re:Home ownership is a lousy investment compared with stocks... by sokoloff on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @06:12PM (#16425183)
In practice,it’s hard to get much beyond 3x leverage in the equities market. It’s typical to find 5x, fairly common to get 20x, and possible to get to 33x in the real estate market.
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Re:Home ownership is a lousy investment compared with stocks... by toomanybeersies on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @07:16PM (#16425640)
You can get massive leverage on CFDs (Contracts for Difference), you can run on as little as 5% margin (i.e. 20x).

Maybe it's different in the USA, but in New Zealand the lowest I've seen is 5%, which is uncommon, 10% for lower value houses, and only 20% margin is common.

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Re:Home ownership is a lousy investment compared with stocks... by sokoloff on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @07:23PM (#16425672)
GGP was “stocks on margin” and my response of (unqualified) equities I meant stocks as well.
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Re:Home ownership is a lousy investment compared with stocks... by throwaway30yo on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @06:55PM (#16425484)
Use options and you can get very leveraged.
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Re:Home ownership is a lousy investment compared with stocks... by naveen99 on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @08:36PM (#16426092)
The option premium limits your leverage for holding a leveraged position for long using options.
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