Foot Locker’s $2.4B merger with DICK’S Sporting Goods closes September 8 – and our data shows the arbitrage pressure building.
Borrow balances more than doubled in two weeks, while fees spiked above 14,000 bps before sliding back near 900. Is this stabilization — or just the calm before another storm?
Only EquiLend’s securities lending data reveals the full picture.
Cracker Barrel encountered recent challenges when the company faced swift and significant public backlash in August 2025 after unveiling a new, modernized logo. The simplified design was met with widespread criticism from customers, who viewed the change as a departure from the brand’s traditional, nostalgic image. In response to the latest news, we observed a rise in short interest, as EquiLend Borrow Quantity had increased by more than 1 million since mid-August and currently stands above 4.6 million shares. Social media amplified the negative sentiment, and the company’s stock price continued to decline.
On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling in the case N.A.P.F.M. et al. v. SEC, which reviewed the SEC’s Rule 10c-1a (Securities Lending Reporting) alongside Rule 13f-2 (Short Sale Reporting).
EquiLend today announced that EFG Hermes is going live on the firm’s Next Generation Trading (NGT) platform, becoming EquiLend’s first trading client based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the first in the region to adopt full post-trade and trading automation via EquiLend.
EquiLend Data & Analytics presents a comparative analysis revealing critical lockup dynamics in securities lending markets. CoreWeave (CRWV) demonstrated extreme volatility around its accelerated lockup expiration on August 14, 2025, with borrowing costs peaking at 44,324 bps before collapsing. CRCL exhibits similar pre-lockup warning signals with utilization remaining elevated, suggesting potential for comparable volatility. Daily monitoring of borrowing metrics is essential to stay ahead of lockup-driven supply shocks.
In this EquiLend Data & Analytics Market Flash, we provide a concluding analysis of the significant build-up of short interest in Paramount Global (PARA).
In our latest EquiLend Data & Analytics Market Flash, we analyze the multi-month build-up of short interest in Baxter International Inc. (BAX).