Hedge fund Leverage Hits an All-Time High: BAML

Hedge fund leverage has been on the rise over the past few months. We have already covered the topic several times in 2013. According to the latest data the trend has continued and is close to the peak reached in 2007. BAML is out with its latest weekly hedge fund monitor (although they skipped last week). In the report issued on Sunday the 5th of May, BAML notes that hedge fund leverage is now at $380 billion, which is only $1 billion short of the high reached in 2007. For all intents and purposes, hedge fund leverage is basically at an all time high.