May 2022 Q&A

It's that time again - a Q&A session for securities lending. In this video I answer several viewers questions from a write-in and get some great questions live from a viewer. I do live Q&A sessions every 3 months. Here I address specifically: Stock-based loans (sometimes called "stock loans") Can retail investors lend stock? Are securities lending fees a zero-sum game? Why some transactions are fixed term while others are open-ended How securities lending is used to support bank liquidity Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:14 Pathway to Understanding 01:48 Questions about Securities Lending 04:16 Securities Lending vs Securities-Based Cash Loans (aka stock loans) 15:57 Can Retail Investors Lend Stock 25:41 Is Securities Lending a Zero-Sum game? 29:38 Q&A 42:11 Closing Summary Register to be sent the slides from this session and previous Fundamentals videos at https://bit.ly/SLFundamentals Pierpoint is THE place for securities lending content - blogs, podcasts, white papers and access to two key resources for people committed to growing in the securities finance space. Pierpoint Securities Finance Academy - learning central for securities lending, collateral management and repo. Both free and paid-for courses are available at https://www.pierpoint.info/courses Pierpoint Alpha Community - the only membership club for securities lending, repo and collateral management professionals: https://www.pierpoint.info/pac If you get value from our content and want to show us your appreciation, why not Buy us a Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pierpoint Credits for images, videos, etc used in this video: Crowd Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Matrix Video by Christian Bodhi from Pixabay