The Investment Dealers Association reports that client borrowing was more or less unchanged from January to February.
Outstanding debt in client margin accounts finished January at $6.94 billion. Today, the IDA reports that margin debt was virtually unchanged at $6.84 billion at the end of February.
This was down from about $8.1 billion in the same month a year ago. And, down from $10.4 billion in February 2001. The peak was $11.9 billion in September 2000.