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Re:The Great Resignation? More Like the Great Renegotiation by Stupulous on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:28PM (#30075825)
I assume they borrow against the after-tax value of the stock, because it will be taxed before being paid back(?) I don't know if that is significant, but I figure it's worth noting.
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Re:The Great Resignation? More Like the Great Renegotiation by zeusk on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:33PM (#30075920)
No that’s not how it works. Infact, you can get a margin loan at 0.75% interest from ibkr if you hold more than 50k usd of stock for half of its value.

Of course, if that value drops you’ll get margin called for more collateral

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Re:The Great Resignation? More Like the Great Renegotiation by Stupulous on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:50PM (#30076177)
Half of its value is less than after-tax value, which is at least the initial investment + 63% of the gains.
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Re:The Great Resignation? More Like the Great Renegotiation by zeusk on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:57PM (#30077164)
Maybe I didn’t phrase it right for you,

Unaccredited investors (us, commoners) have access to margin loans for up to 50% value of account.

Accredited investors have access to portfolio margin which can be up to 90% of mark to market value.

That’s nothing to say of any custom financial instruments that banks might come up with to save bezos any taxes. Think swaps.

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