LEVERAGE
- Utilizing various financial instruments or borrowed money like margin in order to magnify the potential return of an investment (financial leverage); but can pertain to use of fixed assets to attain the same goal (operating leverage)
- Using borrowed money to finance a firm’s assets or activities. A company with significantly more debt than equity is considered highly leveraged. Many firms utilize leverage to expand its operations
Leverage is most common in real estate transactions by using mortgages to purchase a home.
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