Securities Lending 101: Understanding Market Metrics
Discover stock utilization & other key securities lending metrics with DataLend’s comprehensive guide, revealing market trends in securities finance & cash markets.
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The impact of more banking turbulence on securities lending
Renewed uncertainty in the banking sector has led to increased price volatility and lending demand in several regional banking securities. Orbisa data adds context to the dynamic situation as it unfolds.
Competitive Bid: Leveraging Real-Time Trading Data
Kickstarting in mid-March 2023, NGT, EquiLend’s renowned trading platform, launched an exciting new workflow for clients – Competitive Bid. In an effort to drive greater automation in the specials market, Competitive Bid allows both Lenders and Borrowers to indicate hard-to-borrow flags when they initiate trades.
Corporate Debt Revenue Rises, Alongside Interest Rates & Inflation
In a volatile macroeconomic environment, the fixed income market continued its robust securities lending performance in Q1 2023, generating $666 million in revenue, up 25% YoY. The period continued to be characterized by rising interest rates and inflation, forcing fixed income yields up and presenting an opportunity for directional trading.
Q1 2023 for the Record Books
The Data and Analytics division of EquiLend has observed many revenue-impacting corporate events in recent years; Naspers in 2021 and 3M last year, to name a few.
Analyzing the Impact of the 2023 Banking Crisis on Securities Lending
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves throughout both the U.S. and global financial sector. While the 2023 banking crisis will likely not be a watershed of the same magnitude as the collapses of 2008, it was a true test of the system and unsurprisingly had a significant impact on the securities lending market.
SVB FINANCIAL (SIVB) AND THE IMPACT ON SECURITIES LENDING PART 5
Regional bank stocks rebounded this week as news broke that First Citizens Bank (FCNCB) would acquire the deposits and loans of SVB. In part five of our Silicon Valley Bank analysis, Orbisa continues to track the impact of market movements across several banking securities signaling the momentum is largely mixed.
SVB FINANCIAL (SIVB) AND THE IMPACT ON SECURITIES LENDING PART 4
Part four of our Silicon Valley Bank analysis sees Orbisa tracking the continued impact of the banking turmoil on securities lending. Nearly two weeks after the collapse of SVB, our data analysts are closely monitoring both macro and security level momentum as seen in Orbisa.
SVB FINANCIAL (SIVB) AND THE IMPACT ON SECURITIES LENDING PART 3
Part three of our Silicon Valley Bank analysis sees the impact of the banking crisis widening on securities lending. Our data analysts explore the ripple effect of the crisis and how it continues to spread both domestically and abroad as seen in Orbisa.
SVB FINANCIAL (SIVB) AND THE IMPACT ON SECURITIES LENDING PART 2
In part two of our Silicon Valley Bank analysis, our data analysts take a closer look at the SPDR® S&P® Regional Banking ETF (KRE) while providing insight into the early warning signs in the securities lending market that could have alerted investors sooner as seen in Orbisa.
SVB Financial (SIVB) and the Impact on Securities Lending
With the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, our data analysts dive into Orbisa data over the last quarter uncovering a long tail story where the current market turbulence in the wake of SVB’s sell-off can be seen plotted out from as early as January 2.
AMC and APE from a Securities Lending Perspective Part 2
In part two of our AMC and APE meme stock analysis, we take an in-depth look at the data behind the market movements from a securities lending perspective as seen in DataLend.
Nancy Allen Awarded Market Data Professional of the Year
We are thrilled to announce that EquiLend’s Nancy Allen, Head of Data & Analytics Solutions, has been awarded Market Data Professional of the Year in the WatersTechnology Women in Technology & Data Awards!
AMC and APE from a Securities Lending Perspective Part 1
DataLend provides best in class securities lending data, covering all asset classes, regions and markets globally. Here we analyze the recent performance of meme stocks AMC and APE as seen in DataLend.
An In-Depth Look at 2022: A Near-Record Year for Securities Lending Revenue
With the last chapter of 2022 now written, volatility is beginning to feel like one of the only things investors can count on in an age of seemingly continuous market turbulence.
Reinventing Data & Analytics
2022 was a big year for EquiLend’s data offerings. Building on the success of the award-winning DataLend platform, the new Data & Analytics Solutions division was launched to bring together all of EquiLend’s data and analytics services to create unprecedented and unique insights.
Being a Woman in Securities Finance
The WISF organization marked its 5th anniversary in 2022 by ringing the bell at the New York, Toronto and London Stock Exchanges, a momentous milestone and an important signal for any woman considering a career in the securities finance industry.
EquiLend Data & Analytics Q3 Insights in Securities Lending
With Q3 in our rear view, a wide variety of asset classes were in play as volatile market conditions continued and recession concerns joined inflation headlines. In this past quarter, the securities lending market generated $2.63 billion, an increase of 12% over the same period in 2021.
Emerging Trends in Securities Finance
Securities lending activity thus far in 2021 has been eventful with meme stocks, SPACs, corporate events and other drivers increasing revenue up to pre-pandemic levels.
Orbisa: Emerging Trends
Data analysis of emerging trends in 2022 from Orbisa buy side data.
Backing Data-Driven Decisions: Securities Finance Times
In a recent interview with Securities Finance Times, EquiLend’s Global Head of Products, Paul Lynch, and Head of Data & Analytics, Nancy Allen, discussed the creation of EquiLend’s Data & Analytics division.
Orbisa: laser-focused data for the buy-side
Orbisa’s laser-focused curated datapoints deliver hard-working results to enable traders to validate market research while making informed trading decisions.
Short Interest Data: Separating Signal from Noise
Success is dependent on adeptly reading the markets, and with ever more data to enable the interpretation of market movements, Orbisa provides clarity with distilled data separating signals from other market noise.
Fixed Income Q1-Q3 2020
Despite increases in average on-loan balances and average daily lendable values of 5.86% and 6.29% respectively, fixed income lender-to-broker revenue was down 4.54% in the first nine months of 2020, generating $1.08 billion in lending revenue.
About-Face in Americas as Q3 2020 Revenue Plunges
At the halfway mark of 2020, securities lending revenue was up 7.7% for equities in the Americas. However, by the end of the third quarter, equity revenue in the Americas performed a 180.
Initial Trading Days
One of the brightest spots in the securities finance market is activity related to initial public offerings (IPOs).
Survey: Beneficial Owners on Data
Funds Europe found in its recent survey of beneficial owners that these institutions view securities lending as an investment product and should in turn use independent securities lending data to optimize their programs, mitigate risk and support them in their fiduciary responsibilities.
Fixed Income
The first half of 2019 has not been kind to the fixed income market, with total revenue down 30%.
The Drivers of Duration
Average duration is a measure of how long a trade is open, from the time that the security is borrowed to the time that it is returned back to the lender.
Emerging Trends in Securities Finance
As summer 2019 drew to a close, DataLend reviewed trends that emerged throughout the season to see if the securities lending industry heated up along with the temperatures.
DataLend Hot Topics
There has been substantial media coverage regarding the ongoing opioid crisis sweeping through America, from which headlines have begun to spill over into the financial world.
Infographic: Asia Pacific Securities Finance H1 2019
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Asia Pacific region.
Infographic: EMEA Securities Finance H1 2019
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the EMEA region.
Infographic: Americas Securities Finance H1 2019
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Americas region.
Infographic: Asia Pacific Securities Finance
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Asia Pacific region.
Infographic: EMEA Securities Finance
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the EMEA region.
Infographic: Americas Securities Finance
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Americas region.
A Day in the Life of: Andrew Dyson
A Q&A with Andrew Dyson, CEO, International Securities Lending Association
MILA and the Outlook for Latin American Lending
While it is still early days, looking ahead, the Mercados Integrados Latinoamericanos (MILA) market association could ultimately play a significant role in the long-term unification of securities lending across the region
Japan’s New Era
It is a time of change in Japan as Emperor Akihito abdicates his position, the first to do so in over 200 years.
Roundtable: Women in Securities Finance
Women in Securities Finance is an independent industry women’s group formed at the beginning of 2018 to foster connections in the securities finance industry.