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Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: October 2025

Posted on November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 Summer O'ReganPosted in insight

October 2025 saw securities lending activity on EquiLend’s NGT platform rise 6% month-over-month to 3.75 million trades (improving on the monthly high set in September) versus $4.11 trillion, led by an 8% increase in equity volumes and a 3% uptick in fixed income month over month.  

EquiLend Client Forum 2025: 5 Roadmap Takeaways You Need to Know

Posted on November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 Summer O'ReganPosted in insight

We invited clients to share their thoughts on key industry questions as part of our client conference series, with some interesting data revealed! Our EquiLend Insight article details how direct client feedback and industry trends data like these recent findings has, and will continue to, shape our product roadmap.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review Sept 2025

Posted on October 16, 2025October 17, 2025 Summer O'ReganPosted in insight

NGT trading data showed +29% YoY increase in trading volumes for September! These highs take us into an optimistic Q4 with continued global revenue growth. ETFs continue their upward trajectory as momentum returns to securities finance revealing a new appetite for the power of automation.

EquiLend + Trading Apps = Front-to-Back Automation

Posted on October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Summer O'ReganPosted in insight

Following its acquisition of Trading Apps, EquiLend advances its mission to eliminate fragmentation and create a unified trade lifecycle for the securities finance industry.  

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review Aug 2025

Posted on September 19, 2025September 29, 2025 Summer O'ReganPosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his monthly market review for securities finance, analyzing the August downturn, the region showing counter indicators to the summer slowdown and the strength in the market year-over-year.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review July 2025

Posted on August 14, 2025September 29, 2025 Summer O'ReganPosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood returns with analysis of securities finance markets in July as tariff policy and inflation bolstered western markets, while trade tensions and currency concerns unsettled eastern markets.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: June 2025

Posted on July 9, 2025September 30, 2025 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

We’re back with the latest analysis on the tariffs and IPOs fueling global market growth from Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: May 2025

Posted on June 12, 2025June 13, 2025 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC and Andy McCardle, Head of EquiLend APAC. 

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: April 2025 

Posted on May 8, 2025June 2, 2025 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC and Andy McCardle, Head of EquiLend APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: March 2025

Posted on April 10, 2025April 14, 2025 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC and Andy McCardle, Head of EquiLend APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: February 2025

Posted on March 21, 2025March 24, 2025 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC and Andy McCardle, Head of EquiLend APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: January 2025

Posted on February 11, 2025February 14, 2025 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC and Andy McCardle, Head of EquiLend APAC.

EquiLend NGT Trading 2024 in Review

Posted on January 24, 2025February 13, 2025 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s 2024 in Review Trading infographic offers a holistic view of 2024 covering multiple asset classes, regions, sectors, global trends and more from the lens of EquiLend NGT.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: December 2024

Posted on January 21, 2025February 13, 2025 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC and Andy McCardle, Head of EquiLend APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: November 2024

Posted on December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: October 2024

Posted on November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: September 2024

Posted on October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: August 2024

Posted on September 12, 2024September 13, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his monthly market review for securities finance, highlighting trends seen throughout August.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: July 2024

Posted on August 9, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: June 2024

Posted on July 16, 2024August 8, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: May 2024

Posted on June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his monthly market review for securities finance, highlighting May trends and some all-time highs seen for fixed income.

Regulatory Evolution Prompts a Shift in Electronic Trading Behavior in Securities Lending

Posted on June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

In today’s Securities Finance Times ISLA Daily issue, EquiLend’s Mike Norwood, Head of Trading Solutions, reflects on some of the drivers behind the rise of fixed income lending in the global marketplace while highlighting the explosive 62% growth in fixed income volumes seen across NGT in 2024.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: April 2024

Posted on May 23, 2024May 31, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his global monthly market review for securities finance with insight on EMEA from Rowena Brown, Head of Trading Solutions EMEA & APAC.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: March 2024

Posted on April 11, 2024April 12, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his monthly market review for securities finance, highlighting trends throughout March alongside recent record highs seen across NGT.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: November 2023

Posted on December 18, 2023April 1, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Mike Norwood, Head of Trading Solutions, shares his monthly market review for securities finance, highlighting trends seen throughout November.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: October 2023

Posted on November 15, 2023April 1, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Mike Norwood, Head of Trading Solutions, shares his monthly market review for securities finance, highlighting trends seen throughout October.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: September 2023

Posted on October 12, 2023April 1, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his monthly market review for securities finance with some change of pace for September trading after a hot summer for markets.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: August 2023

Posted on September 14, 2023April 1, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his monthly market review for securities finance with some surprises for August trading.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: July 2023

Posted on August 10, 2023April 1, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Mike Norwood, Head of Trading Solutions, gives his take on trading data and market movements seen throughout the month of July.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: June 2023

Posted on July 18, 2023April 1, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his monthly market review for securities finance.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: May 2023

Posted on June 12, 2023April 1, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

EquiLend’s Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, Mike Norwood, shares his monthly market review for securities finance amid ongoing global and economic turbulence.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: April 2023

Posted on May 11, 2023April 10, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, offers analysis on trading outcomes for securities finance amid a multitude of variables in the ongoing turbulent market conditions.

A Deep Dive into EquiLend Competitive Bid

Posted on May 4, 2023April 10, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, dives into the key functionality, interconnectivity and enhancements on the horizon for EquiLend Competitive Bid, a new hybrid screen and messaging-based NGT workflow built for trading in the hard-to-borrow marketplace.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: March 2023

Posted on April 11, 2023April 10, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, shares his monthly market review as we close out Q1 2023, a quarter that saw fast-moving markets and record highs in trading volumes amidst rate hikes from the Fed and continued global and economic turbulence.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: Feb 2023

Posted on March 9, 2023April 10, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, gives his analysis of a short month of year-on-year gains and active global trading, with MEME stocks back in focus.

Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: Jan 2023

Posted on February 9, 2023April 10, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, reflects on securities finance trading activity for January 2023, with the backdrop of interest rate increases from the FED and BOE.

Securities Finance Market Review: 2022 in Review

Posted on January 12, 2023April 1, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, reflects on securities finance trading activity across 2022 in this month’s Securities Lending Trading Analysis. 

Monthly Market Review November 2022

Posted on December 8, 2022April 10, 2024 Christopher GohlkePosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, unpicks November’s trading reporting and shapes a picture of trends in the securities finance market in November’s Securities Lending Trading Analysis.

EquiLend Monthly Market Commentary Oct 2022

Posted on November 9, 2022April 10, 2024 Summer O'ReganPosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, gives his take on October’s trading data with the continued backdrop of global volatility from a range of sources.

EquiLend Securities Finance Trading Q3 2022 Lookback

Posted on October 14, 2022April 10, 2024 Summer O'ReganPosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, gives his take on the global market impacts surrounding inflation concerns while highlighting the all-time highs seen throughout Q3 across EquiLend’s NGT platform, resulting in our 6th consecutive record quarter in relation to volumes traded across the global platform.

EquiLend Securities Finance Q2 Lookback

Posted on August 10, 2022April 10, 2024 Summer O'ReganPosted in insight

Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, provides insight into the market trends seen throughout Q2 while reflecting on EquiLend’s record quarter in relation to volumes traded across the global platform, resulting in growth year over year.

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