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We Went To Texas To Meet A Tesla Investor Trading With Margin

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Investors are borrowing more against their portfolios as stocks climb. Hy Luu, a 29-year-old Tesla investor based in Houston, offers a window into the rise in leverage after using six figures of margin and refinancing his home to reduce the risk of a margin call. CNBC's Sean Conlon explores what’s driving the rise in margin debt and what can happen when prices fall.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

2:03 Buying on margin

5:51 Why margin debt is increasing

8:49 Market impact

Produced by: Charlotte Morabito

Reporting by: Sean Conlon

Camera: Daoud Qamar

Edited by: Andrea Miller

Animation: Jason Reginato, Emily Park

Senior Managing Producer: Shawn Baldwin

Additional Footage: Getty Images

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