Boom to Bustapalooza cycle, Jimbo. You guys do dis all da time.
Margin hike directly related to year end financing across The Street. Nothing to do with you, but all the other idiots at year end on margin doing stupid chit with shallow pockets. (Traderfag)
Guy Fawkes was Drawn and Quartered, might just be that “fate worse than Death”.
If a specific security is hard to get, especially for the shorts, margin will get jacked to discourage funny biz. Gold stocks at year end will always be on the silly list.