When Leverage Is High

When leverage is high,

A) economic agents must have nearly all money in hand to purchase assets, causing asset prices to rise.
B) economic agents can purchase assets with very little money down, causing asset prices to rise.
C) economic agents must make down payments (known as the margin or haircut) in proportion to the value of the asset.
D) major Wall Street investment banks will exceed historic leverage ratio levels.
E) future asset prices become more certain inducing more purchases of financial assets.