Australia Margin Lending

Margin Lending

1999 - 2023 | Quarterly | AUD mn | Reserve Bank of Australia

Margin Lending data was reported at 14,188.974 AUD mn in Sep 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 13,776.539 AUD mn for Jun 2023. Margin Lending data is updated quarterly, averaging 13,670.568 AUD mn from Jun 1999 to Sep 2023, with 98 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41,589.448 AUD mn in Dec 2007 and a record low of 4,712.500 AUD mn in Jun 1999. Margin Lending data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.KB005: Margin Lending. ‘Margin lending’ refers to the aggregate value of outstanding loans that are backed by approved securities (usually Australian equities and managed funds). The ‘value of underlying security’ is the market value of all security backing the margin lending at the end of the quarter.

Last Frequency Range
14,188.974 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2023

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Australia Margin Lending

Margin Lending: Aggregate Credit Limit

2000 - 2023 | Quarterly | AUD mn | Reserve Bank of Australia

Margin Lending: Aggregate Credit Limit data was reported at 26,400.570 AUD mn in Sep 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 25,916.937 AUD mn for Jun 2023. Margin Lending: Aggregate Credit Limit data is updated quarterly, averaging 47,875.213 AUD mn from Sep 2000 to Sep 2023, with 93 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91,253.271 AUD mn in Mar 2008 and a record low of 8,846.115 AUD mn in Sep 2000. Margin Lending: Aggregate Credit Limit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.KB005: Margin Lending. ‘Aggregate credit limit’ refers to the sum of the lenders’ approved loan limits, and represents the total amount lenders are willing to lend under margin loans.

Last Frequency Range
26,400.570 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2023

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Australia Margin Lending: Aggregate Credit Limit

Australia Margin Lending: Ave Number of Margin Calls Per Day: Per 1000 Clients

2000 - 2019 | Quarterly | Unit | Reserve Bank of Australia

Margin Lending: Ave No of Margin Calls Per Day: Per 1000 Clients data was reported at 0.152 Unit in Jun 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.133 Unit for Mar 2019. Margin Lending: Ave No of Margin Calls Per Day: Per 1000 Clients data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.819 Unit from Sep 2000 to Jun 2019, with 76 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.605 Unit in Dec 2008 and a record low of 0.133 Unit in Mar 2019. Margin Lending: Ave No of Margin Calls Per Day: Per 1000 Clients data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.KB005: Margin Lending. The ‘average number of margin calls per day per 1 000 clients’ refers to the average of the margin call data over the reported period (quarters or years as appropriate). A ‘margin call’ refers to the lenders’ requirement that the borrower provide additional security in support of existing borrowings if falls in the value of underlying security or failure to meet interest payments results in the ratio of borrowings (including interest owed) to underlying security rising above a pre-arranged level. Additional security to meet the margin call may be provided either in the form of cash or securities.

Last Frequency Range
0.152 Jun 2019 quarterly Sep 2000 - Jun 2019

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Margin Lending: Number of Client Accounts

2000 - 2023 | Quarterly | Unit th | Reserve Bank of Australia

Margin Lending: Number of Client Accounts data was reported at 81.026 Unit th in Sep 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 84.178 Unit th for Jun 2023. Margin Lending: Number of Client Accounts data is updated quarterly, averaging 134.114 Unit th from Sep 2000 to Sep 2023, with 93 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 259.982 Unit th in Dec 2009 and a record low of 81.026 Unit th in Sep 2023. Margin Lending: Number of Client Accounts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.KB005: Margin Lending. The ‘number of client accounts’ is the sum of all individual loan accounts administered by the lenders, including those with zero loan balances.

Last Frequency Range
81.026 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2023

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Australia Margin Lending: Number of Client Accounts

Australia Margin Lending: Number of Loans Where Margin Calls Were Made Over the Quarter

2019 - 2019 | Quarterly | Unit | Reserve Bank of Australia

Margin Lending: Number of Loans Where Margin Calls Were Made Over the Quarter data was reported at 731.000 Unit in Dec 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 906.000 Unit for Sep 2019. Margin Lending: Number of Loans Where Margin Calls Were Made Over the Quarter data is updated quarterly, averaging 818.500 Unit from Sep 2019 to Dec 2019, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 906.000 Unit in Sep 2019 and a record low of 731.000 Unit in Dec 2019. Margin Lending: Number of Loans Where Margin Calls Were Made Over the Quarter data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.KB005: Margin Lending.

Last Frequency Range
731.000 Dec 2019 quarterly Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

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Australia Australia Margin Lending: Number of Loans Where Margin Calls Were Made Over the Quarter

Margin Lending: Value of Underlying Security

2000 - 2023 | Quarterly | AUD mn | Reserve Bank of Australia

Margin Lending: Value of Underlying Security data was reported at 77,129.531 AUD mn in Sep 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 78,062.356 AUD mn for Jun 2023. Margin Lending: Value of Underlying Security data is updated quarterly, averaging 46,575.927 AUD mn from Sep 2000 to Sep 2023, with 93 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95,895.749 AUD mn in Jun 2021 and a record low of 13,403.483 AUD mn in Sep 2000. Margin Lending: Value of Underlying Security data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.KB005: Margin Lending.

Last Frequency Range
77,129.531 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2023

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Australia Margin Lending: Value of Underlying Security

Margin Lending: of which: Protected Financing

1999 - 2022 | Quarterly | AUD mn | Reserve Bank of Australia

Margin Lending: of which: Protected Financing data was reported at 36.138 AUD mn in Mar 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36.970 AUD mn for Dec 2021. Margin Lending: of which: Protected Financing data is updated quarterly, averaging 492.332 AUD mn from Jun 1999 to Mar 2022, with 92 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,631.553 AUD mn in Dec 2007 and a record low of 36.138 AUD mn in Mar 2022. Margin Lending: of which: Protected Financing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.KB005: Margin Lending. ‘Protected financing’ refers to margin loans packaged with a derivative product which guarantees that the portfolio’s capital value does not fall. Lenders typically charge a higher rate of interest for providing a capital protection facility.

Last Frequency Range
36.138 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 1999 - Mar 2022

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Australia Margin Lending: of which: Protected Financing
Margin Lending
Margin Lending: Aggregate Credit Limit
Margin Lending: Ave No of Margin Calls Per Day: Per 1000 Clients
Margin Lending: Number of Client Accounts
Margin Lending: Number of Loans Where Margin Calls Were Made Over the Quarter
Margin Lending: Value of Underlying Security
Margin Lending: of which: Protected Financing
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