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securities lending

securities lending noun: the lending of securities by one brokerage to another, typically for a secondary purpose such as to cover a stock short position. Not to be confused with collateral-type stock loans.

Noun

securities lending (uncountable)

  1. (securities industry) The lending of securities by one brokerage to another, typically for a secondary purpose such as to cover a stock short position. Not to be confused with collateral-type stock loans.

Questions about securities lending

What does securities lending mean?
Securities lending means the lending of securities by one brokerage to another, typically for a secondary purpose such as to cover a stock short position. Not to be confused with collateral-type stock loans.
What part of speech is securities lending?
Securities lending is a noun.

Words near securities lending in the dictionary

  1. securite
  2. securitie
  3. securities
  4. securities exchange
  5. securities exchanges
  6. securities lending
  7. securities market
  8. securities markets
  9. securitisation
  10. securitisations
  11. securitise

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