Traders Boost Taiwan Stock Leverage to Highest in 25 Years

Leveraged bets on Taiwanese stocks climbed to their highest level in more than two decades as lingering uncertainty over the Iran war failed to deter investors from pushing the benchmark to new highs.

Outstanding margin debt, which are loans taken out for stock purchases, rose to NT$415 billion ($13.1 billion) as of Tuesday, extending increases for an eighth consecutive session and reaching the highest level since September 2000.