Securities Lending and Prime Brokerage

This course has everything you need to know about how to short a stock. You'll use the Bloomberg terminal to analyze short interest metrics, and use prime brokerage to enable superior hedge fund returns.

• Discover how to short a stock In this course, we will walk through examples with cashflows of how a short transaction works. We will discuss fees, collateral and how the economics are split up between the hedge fund shorting the shares, the investment bank facilitating the transaction and the asset manager lending the securities.
• Analyze short interest metrics and screeners on Bloomberg Strong demand to short a stock can drive a stock price down. On the other hand, too much short interest for a given trading volume can create a short squeeze, driving the stock price up. We will show you the key metrics to watch for and how-to setup screeners on Bloomberg to monitor them.
• Discover how prime brokerage enables superior hedge fund returns From sourcing additional capital through capital introduction, to custody and margining efficiencies, prime brokerage is an important product for any hedge fund. We will explain the key products and the profitability drivers for a prime broker.