Leveraged

"Leveraged" ETFs use borrowed money and complex investments like derivatives to try to snare large short-term gains.

The Perils and Pitfalls of ETF Investing J. Alex Tarquinio 2010

'Leveraged' means the acquisition would be financed using debt, and debt-funded buyers typically look for profits from cost cutting.

newmatilda.com - Comments 2009

'Leveraged' and 'Inverse' Funds Draw Dollars at Direxion.

ETFs That Magnify Are Warm 2009

Loan deals in recent weeks have included Libor floors of around 1.25%, down substantially from around 3.30% at the beginning of 2008, according to Standard & Poor's Leveraged Commentary & Data and Barclays Capital.

Lending Battle Is Risky Business Carrick Mollenkamp 2011

The average yield on leveraged loans has fallen to about 5.65% from 7.22% at the end of the year and 6.57% in the same period a year ago, according to Standard & Poor's Leveraged Commentary & Data Group.

Lending Battle Is Risky Business Carrick Mollenkamp 2011

Leveraged loans pumped much of the air into the credit bubble and suffered disproportionately when it popped, returning an average negative 31% in 2008 against a 24% loss in high-yield bonds, according to financial-information provider Markit.

Party Goes On in Corporates Matthieu Wirz 2011

Prices for the most heavily traded junk bonds have fallen to their lowest levels of the year, according to Standard & Poor's Leveraged Commentary & Data Group.

Buyers Creep In Amid Broad Market Tumult E.S. Browning 2011

Meanwhile, the average loan in the Barclays Capital Leveraged Loan Index now trades at around 96 cents on the dollar, up from 90 cents a year ago.

Are 'Floating-Rate Loan' Funds Still a Smart Move? Ben Levisohn 2011

Leveraged-buyout titan KKR bought the company and broke it up.

Do CEOs Matter? 2009

Leveraged buyouts account for over 40% of that bottom quartile of companies with post-exchange ratings of Caa2 or lower, an outsize showing given that private-equity-owned borrowers only owe one-third of the rated debt maturing in the next four years.

Moody's: LBO Debt Exchanges Won't Help Long Term Matt Wirz 2011