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AI Financing, Credit & Capital Structure

Who lends to, invests in and insures the buildout, and on what terms.

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AI financing · Thesis 26

Will Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Oracle collectively issue more than $150 billion of new corporate bonds during calendar year 2026?

24 questions6 people
AI financing · Thesis 40

Will the forward P/E multiple of the S&P 500 information technology sector contract by at least 15% from its 2026 peak level by 2027-12-31, while sector forward EPS estimates remain flat or higher?

33 questions10 people
AI financing · Thesis 41

Will the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) experience a peak-to-trough drawdown of 25% or more at any point between 2026-11-15 and 2027-12-31?

31 questions11 people
AI financing · Thesis 42

Will bond spreads for at least two major AI infrastructure borrowers widen 150+ basis points from Q4 2026 levels before 2027 ends?

31 questions4 people
AI financing · Thesis 43

Will at least 5 US-listed IPOs of AI-linked companies each raise $500 million or more between Jan 2026 and Sept 2027?

33 questions5 people
AI financing · Thesis 52

Will a publicly reported payment default, covenant breach, restructuring, or rating downgrade to speculative-grade occur on a GPU-collateralized loan or securitization of at least $500 million before 2027-12-31?

9 questions6 people
AI financing · Thesis 53

Will the median on-demand rental price of an Nvidia H100 80GB GPU remain at or above $1.50 per GPU-hour on a major public price index as of 2027-06-30?

9 questions6 people
AI financing · Thesis 55

Will Liberty Energy (LBRT) / Liberty Power Innovations disclose at least $1.5bn of closed non-recourse SPV project debt backed by fully executed energy services agreements by year-end 2027?

12 questions4 people
AI financing · Thesis 84

Will a US-listed GPU cloud operator record a material GPU impairment or extend GPU useful life between 2026-11-15 and 2027-12-31?

6 questions7 people
AI financing · Thesis 85

Will Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Oracle's combined disclosed lease obligations exceed $800bn in filings for fiscal periods ending in 2026?

36 questions3 people
AI financing · Thesis 86

Will Nvidia consolidate a neocloud or data center SPV, or record at least $2bn in cumulative related impairments and credit losses, by fiscal year ending January 2028?

33 questions3 people
Semiconductors · Part 01

Is the marginal buyer of AI compute real?

3 questions3 people
AI financing · Part 02

SpaceX after the IPO: exit liquidity, or the next ten-bagger?

4 questions3 people
AI financing · Part 03

The debt behind the machines: 1999 capex, 2008 credit, or neither?

5 questions5 people
AI financing · Part 07

Why did the long end climb after the hike: growth, debt, or a missing buyer?

4 questions11 people
AI financing · Part 08

Who writes the checks for the buildout?

5 questions6 people
AI financing · Part 10

Does the hardware hold its value?

6 questions6 people
AI financing · Part 15

Can the AI trade survive a 10-year Treasury above 5% and an oil shock at the same time?

4 questions22 people
AI financing · Part 16

How much of the money buying AI chips was lent, guaranteed or invested by the companies selling them?

4 questions18 people
AI financing · Part 17

How much of the AI buildout is debt the balance sheets do not show yet, and who carries it if a tenant walks away?

4 questions18 people

Open questions

59 · 20 theses
AI financing · settles Nov 1018 days
Will Nebius's latest quarter still price short-term compute at a premium over one-to-three-year contracts?
5 people · 5 claims2 sides3 machines
If no

The borrowing is rational

Sees the borrowing behind this buildout as rational fuel, supporting durable pricing gaps rather than a bubble about to pop.

If yes

1999 capex plus 2008 credit

Sees heavy 1999-style capex paired with loose credit as a fuse that can keep rich short-term pricing burning until it snaps.

AI financing · settles Oct 285 days
Will the Fed funds target rate be higher right after the October 28, 2026 Fed meeting than right before it?
11 people · 11 claims3 sides3 machines
a side

Growth: yields are catching up

Expects yields near a peak and a buying opportunity for bonds as the cycle behaves normally, pointing away from a hike.

If yes

Debt: 99% of GDP, up from 35%

Sees the Fed trapped: hiking feeds a near $1 trillion interest bill, cutting despite 3.4% inflation also costs it the long end.

AI financing · settles Oct 285 days
Did Big Tech's combined depreciation grow faster than its combined operating income last quarter versus a year ago?
6 people · 6 claims2 sides3 machines
If no

Still renting at January prices

Says GPUs run hot with still-early AI adoption, suggesting operating income growth can keep pace with rising depreciation.

If yes

A model, not a price

Argues chipmakers' pricing stamina claims clash with the depreciation realities lenders actually face, implying depreciation outpaces profit.

AI financing · settles Jul 12262 days
Will the TSP C Fund close above $126.1817 on any business day from October 13, 2026 through July 12, 2027?
6 people · 6 claims2 sides3 machines
a side

A model, not a price

Burry: chip pricing stamina stories clash with the depreciation reality lenders face, so gains are not assured.

a side

Still renting at January prices

George: GPUs run hot already even though AI adoption and utilization data show it is still very early, supporting further upside.

AI financing · settles Apr 1160 days
Will long-run inflation expectations average above 2.60% in March 2027?
22 people · 22 claims3 sides3 machines
If no

The two shocks compound

Oil costs bleeding into prices alongside heavy borrowing lift long-run inflation expectations past 2.60%.

If yes

Oil stays out of the core

Markets treat oil as temporary, keeping long-run inflation expectations anchored at or below 2.60%.

AI financing · settles Nov 1826 days
Will NVIDIA's guarantees note for the quarter ended October 25, 2026 show total maximum gross exposure above $108.5 billion?
18 people · 18 claims3 sides3 machines
a side

The loan is a bridge

Expects a lower or steady total, since end buyers are paying and outside capital is replacing the seller's own credit support.

If yes

The seller funds its demand

Expects the total to keep climbing, since NVIDIA's own guarantees are what holds up neocloud demand above market rates.

AI financing · settles Nov 1826 days
Will the direct customers NVIDIA lists at 10 percent or more of receivables together exceed 70 percent of its accounts receivable?
18 people · 18 claims3 sides3 machines
a side

The loan is a bridge

Expects concentration to ease as more paying end customers spread purchasing across resellers rather than a few large buyers.

If yes

The seller funds its demand

Expects concentration to stay high, since a small set of financed neoclouds drives most of the receivable balance.

AI financing · settles Feb 16116 days
Will Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle together report over 1.2 trillion dollars of leases signed but not yet started?
18 people · 18 claims3 sides3 machines
a side

The cash flows cover it

Expects growth to slow as leases begin and roll off this line while being serviced by the tenants' own cash businesses.

If yes

The lease is already debt

Expects the total to keep rising, since these signed commitments function as debt that has not yet hit the balance sheet.

AI financing · settles Feb 16116 days
Will the liability on Alphabet's credit derivatives exceed 1.86 percent of their gross notional amount at year end 2026?
18 people · 18 claims3 sides3 machines
a side

The cash flows cover it

Expects the ratio to fall as newly finalized backstops enter at low starting values relative to their notional.

If yes

The lease is already debt

Expects the ratio to stay high or rise, since these backstops are credit support functioning like debt for weak counterparties.

AI financing · settles Dec 1452 days
Will prepaid customer deposits top 40 percent of Oracle's operating cash flow in its next half year report?
18 people · 18 claims3 sides3 machines
If no

The cash flows cover it

Expects tenant cash flows to keep servicing these deals, supporting another quarter of large prepayment inflows.

If yes

The lease is already debt

Expects the financing-style prepayments to stay large, since the off-books lease obligations behind them are effectively fixed debt.

AI financing · settles Feb 26126 days
Will Meta's 2026 10-K either consolidate the Hyperion joint venture or record a liability for its residual value guarantees?
18 people · 18 claims3 sides3 machines
If no

The cash flows cover it

Expects neither, since payment under the guarantees remains far off and not yet probable under accounting rules.

If yes

The lease is already debt

Expects consolidation or a booked liability, since the joint venture's guarantees function as debt even if unbooked today.

AI financing · settles Dec 745 days
Will MongoDB convert at least a sixth of its revenue into operating cash by late October 2026?
10 people · 10 claims2 sides2 machines
If no

Valuations price perfection

Expects valuations to already price in strong cash generation, making any shortfall in this ratio a risk to current multiples.

If yes

Earnings hold up and the multiple stays intact

Expects steady product adoption and backlog growth to keep this ratio intact even as broader market multiples wobble.

AI financing · settles Dec 745 days
Will MongoDB convert more than a fifth of its revenue into operating cash by late October 2026?
10 people · 10 claims2 sides2 machines
If no

Valuations price perfection

Expects valuations to already price in strong cash generation, making any shortfall in this ratio a risk to current multiples.

If yes

Earnings hold up and the multiple stays intact

Expects steady product adoption and backlog growth to keep this ratio intact even as broader market multiples wobble.

AI financing · settles Nov 1119 days
Did Cisco turn at least 34.5 cents of every revenue dollar into operating cash this past quarter?
10 people · 10 claims2 sides2 machines
If no

Valuations price perfection

Yes: if AI infrastructure earnings keep pace with spending and multiples hold, strong cash generation like this continues.

If yes

Earnings hold up and the multiple stays intact

No: if sector valuations have outrun earnings, a cash conversion ratio this high would be harder to sustain.

AI financing · settles Nov 2331 days
Did Symbotic's cash from operations come to at least negative 26 percent of its revenue in the quarter ending September 26, 2026?
11 people · 11 claims2 sides2 machines
If no

Valuations price perfection

Yes if cash burn stays modest relative to revenue, meaning the business is not spending far beyond what it brings in.

If yes

Drawdowns stay contained

No if cash burn deepens, meaning the business spends well beyond what its revenue brings in that quarter.