EquiLend has named Simon Heath as Chief Strategy Officer, based in London. Joining from with more than 25 years in the industry, Heath will lead the firm’s strategic growth agenda across the global securities finance market.
EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his April securities finance market review, highlighting regional trading trends, APAC growth momentum, and evolving market dynamics. The following data has been measured and derived from EquiLend NGT.
Securities finance is evolving. As markets grow more complex and balance sheet pressures increase, firms are looking for ways to operate more efficiently, manage risk more effectively, and scale activity without adding operational burden. Central clearing is becoming an increasingly important part of that evolution.
Global securities lending revenue reached $1.58 billion in April 2026, up 43% year over year, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics. APAC helped power the month, overtaking North America as the top equity lending region as loan balances averaged a record $4.42 trillion.
EquiLend data shows bearish positioning building in Wizz Air (WIZZ), with utilization above 95% and borrow costs rising as volatility risk remains elevated.
EquiLend has launched an enhanced U.S. Mark-to-Market solution, giving securities finance firms a more streamlined, cost-effective way to manage daily mark-to-market processing directly within the EquiLend platform.
Nick Delikaris, Chief Product Officer at EquiLend, explores how connected infrastructure, shared data, and digital market frameworks are reshaping securities finance.
EquiLend data shows borrow demand rising in CATL (3750 HK) even as shares hit record highs, signaling shifting positioning and near-term volatility risk.
When the U.S. and Israel began strikes on Iran on February 28th, 2026, it triggered what the International Energy Agency has since described as the “greatest global energy security challenge in history”.
Market turbulence has a way of exposing what’s signal and what’s noise. Two months ago, amid heightened market volatility, EquiLend’s Predicted Short Interest went live and with multiple reporting cycles now closed, we now have our first real opportunity to evaluate how those early estimates stack up against subsequently released exchange and FINRA data.
Q1 did not tiptoe into 2026; it kicked the door in. NGT processed a record 11,335,376 trades against $13.6 trillion in notional, up 25.58% versus Q1 2025 and 8.3% versus Q4. March alone reset the bar at 4.31 million trades and $5.22 trillion in notional. On March 23rd, the platform recorded its busiest single day ever with 226,370 trades printed.
EquiLend data shows squeeze pressure building in CAR, with utilization above 90% and EquiLend’s Short Squeeze Score above 90 as shares surge and volatility stays elevated.
EquiLend data shows short positioning building in HUT, with borrow quantity up 371% into an April peak and borrow conditions tightening amid a strategy shift.
EquiLend data shows short positioning building in DAL, with borrow demand up 201% month over month as airline risk returns.
EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his March securities finance market review, highlighting how macro volatility, rising energy prices, and credit repricing drove record activity across EquiLend NGT.
Global securities lending revenue reached $3.84 billion in Q1 2026, up 31% year over year, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics. Record loan balances and stronger activity across equities and fixed income helped drive the quarter.
EquiLend Real-Time Data shows a sharp intraday borrow surge in OBDC and OTF as markets focus on credit quality and potential NAV pressure.
EquiLend data shows short positioning in EQNR fell sharply as shares rallied on North Sea news – then borrow demand began to rebuild.
EquiLend data shows short demand surging in TOPS as Hormuz risks rise, with Borrow Quantity jumping nearly 900% and Borrow Demand nearing 90%.
Europe’s move to T+1 will fundamentally reshape post-trade operations. This white paper explains what breaks first, where risk concentrates, and how firms can prepare.
EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his February securities finance market review, highlighting how sector rotation, artificial intelligence-driven dispersion, and shifting macro conditions shaped activity across EquiLend NGT.
APAC securities lending trading activity has undergone a structural shift over the past three years.
The global move to T+1 settlement is no longer theoretical.
EquiLend data shows short demand building across Oil & Gas as markets react to rising risk, with utilization nearing max levels and real-time movers emerging today.
EquiLend Data & Analytics reports that securities lending revenue totaled $1.11 billion in February 2026 (+24% YoY) as average loan balances rose to $4.22 trillion. Equities generated $637 million in lender revenue (+26% YoY), while fixed income revenues rose to $234 million (+17% YoY), alongside regional highlights across North America, EMEA and APAC.
Crypto uncertainty remains and EquiLend highlights which holders of digital assets are under pressure.
Retail brokerages face a revenue crisis hiding in plain sight.
A review of the Canadian securities finance market for the full year of 2025.
EquiLend Real Time Data shows short demand surged in OWL after withdrawal changes rattled investors, intensifying liquidity concerns across private credit.
EquiLend data shows short demand rising in COIN and DFDV even as crypto prices fall – a bearish divergence that may signal renewed “crypto winter” risk.
EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his January securities finance market review, highlighting how 2025’s record momentum carried into the new year across EquiLend NGT.
EquiLend data showed squeeze risk building in BNAI as retail social activity surged ahead of a 277% move on Jan. 26.
Manual onboarding processes are slowing approvals, trapping inventory, and delaying revenue across the securities lending market.
Global securities lending revenue reached $1.24 billion in January 2026, up 32% year over year, with loan balances holding above $4 trillion, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics.
CRML is tightening fast. EquiLend data points to a potential supply crunch as borrow demand climbs and utilization nears max levels amid Greenland-related uncertainty.
Understanding short interest is critical, yet traditional short interest data has significant limitations as it is infrequent and heavily delayed.
2025 was a defining year for AI-linked equities. Markets aggressively rewarded companies positioned across the entire value chain, from compute infrastructure and semiconductors to enterprise services and quantum technology.
The curtain has closed on 2025 — and what a year it was for global securities finance.
Innovative Eyewear (LUCY) tightened rapidly in about 72 hours, with EquiLend Utilization jumping from 17% to 98% and Cost to Borrow rising to 253%. EquiLend data points to a potential squeeze setup as borrow quantity neared 1M shares.
EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his monthly market review for securities finance, highlighting December trends and records seen across NGT.
As the securities finance industry prepares for the transition to T+1 settlement in the UK, Europe and Switzerland by October 2027, operational efficiency and accuracy are coming under increased scrutiny.