Securities Lending & Repo Markets
Comprehensive guide to securities lending, repo transactions, and financing market mechanics
Securities Lending & Repo Markets
Executive Summary
Securities lending and repurchase agreements represent the foundational mechanisms enabling market liquidity, price discovery, and financing across global capital markets. With outstanding lending volumes exceeding 3 trillion and repo markets providing over 4 trillion in daily financing, these interconnected markets support short selling, market making, collateral transformation, and central bank operations. This manual provides comprehensive coverage of lending mechanics, agent models, risk management, and the evolving regulatory landscape. For practitioners and consultants, securities lending and repo expertise supports prime brokerage, collateral optimisation, and advisory work on financing and agent programs—and supports book and consulting value.
Learning Objectives
By completing this manual, you will: