leverage ratio

collocation in English

meaningsofleverageandratio

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leverage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈliː.vər.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈlev.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
the action or advantage of using ...
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ratio
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than ...
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(Definition ofleverageandratiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofleverage ratio

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The highestleverageratioof these banks - that is, assets to equity ratio - is certainly one of the reasons behind this result.
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Furthermore, it has been agreed that there will be a migration towards a full and bindingleverageratio.
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That is aleverageratioof more than 4:1.
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Therefore, the barrage scenario has an advantage of 3.6 over the without barrage scenario in terms of itsleverageratio.
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The rules concerning theleverageratiomust be formulated in such a way that banks that lend low-risk capital are not penalised.
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The third point concerns theleverageratio.
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This highleverageratiomeant that only a 3% reduction in the value of its assets would render it insolvent.
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The risk-based capital guidelines are supplemented by aleverageratiorequirement.
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The amount of debt outstanding versus the consumer's disposable income is expressed as the consumerleverageratio.
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Theleverageratioduring the bubble also was very high, as banks borrowed heavily to give loans.
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For example, if a trader has $100,000 worth of equities, theleverageratiois 4:1 meaning that it can buy securities of up to $400,000.
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Theleverageratiois the ratio between the funds borrowed by banks and the banks' own assets.
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A very commonleverageratioused for financial statement analysis is the debt-to-equity ratio.
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If instead, the fund had a 40%leverageratio, the gain or loss would be about 16.7%.
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Alpha'sleverageratiowas around five times.
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The problem of liquidity and leverage ratios has not been resolved, any more than that of off-balance sheet assets and securitisation.
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Increasing monetary assets and leverage ratios lead to problems with volumes, prices and derivative instruments, and these problems vent themselves in the form of speculation, volatility and crashes.
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Further, since the 2008 crisis, regulators have worked with banks to reduce leverage ratios.
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Such leverage ratios were typical of the larger investment banks during 2007.
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Some argue that leverage ratios did not change as dramatically as claimed by critics.
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