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Appels de marge : la crainte d’une 3ème vague confirmée


FBT Avocats – Mai 2020
Frédérique Bensahel, Serge Fasel et Jean-Marie Kiener

Après la crise financière de 2008 et l’abandon du taux plancher en 2015, les mouvements de marchés provoqués par la crise sanitaire actuelle ont déclenché une vague d’appels de marge à l’attention des investisseurs bénéficiant d’un effet de levier et dont la valeur des actifs nantis ne couvrait plus les marges exigées par les banques prêteuses.

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