Record Volumes: Debt and Equity

record volumes: Whether it's initial public offerings, tech shares, housing debt, high yield debt or sovereign debt, previous booms and busts give us a very clear guide of what will eventually end badly, according to Market Watch. Tech Wreck 2.0 One of the most consistent ways to gauge the bullishness of equity investors is to assess the quality and quantity of IPOs. In both equity and debt markets investors are buying securities that have identical characteristics to the disasters of the recent past. IPO volumes tend to rise through the cycle, peaking when equity indexes are near their peaks. This year has so far been a boom year for IPOs in the U.S., with it likely to be one of the best years since the record volumes of 1999 and 2000. This makes sense as those who own and manage businesses are generally well-placed to identify when the market will pay them a favorable price for their business. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.