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securities lending
Definition
A loan of a security from one broker/dealer to another, who must eventually return the same security as repayment. The loan is often collateralized. Securities lending allows a broker-dealer in possession of a particular security to earn enhanced returns on the security through finance charges.
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Nearby Terms
- Securities Industry Committee on Arbitration (SICA)
- Securities Information Center (SIC)
- Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970
- Securities Investor Protection Corporation
- Securities Law Enforcement Remedies Act of 1990
- securities lending
- securities loan
- securities market
- securities subsidiary
- securities trader
- Securities Traders Association (STA)



