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So how did they manage to lose of $4.7bn.?
Here is my back-of-the-envelope guess:
Brokers are usually restricted to lending only 50% of a security s value; so with a VIAC close on March 22 at $100.34, they could lend $50.17, or be at risk if VIAC dipped below $50.17 before they could collect a margin call.
Rumor is that some firms were
using swaps to offer 5 to 1 leverage, which is the equivalent of lending 80% vs a margin deposited of 20%.
Using this math, the client posted $20.07 and the broker lent $80.27, which means that the broker was on the hook below $80.27 until they could collect on a margin call.