Hedge funds hit with steepest margin calls since COVID-19 crisis

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login London/New York | Hedge funds have been hit with the biggest margin calls since COVID-19 shut down huge parts of the global economy in 2020, after Donald Trump’s tariffs triggered a rout in global financial markets. Wall Street banks have asked their hedge fund clients to stump up more money as security for their loans because the value of their holdings had tumbled, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Several big banks have issued the largest margin calls to their clients since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020. Financial Times Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Introducing your Newsfeed Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.



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