Securities Lending - Market Size

Market Size

Until the start of 2009 Securities Lending was only an over-the-counter market, so the size of this industry was difficult to estimate accurately. According to the industry group ISLA, in the year 2007 the balance of securities on loan globally exceeded £1 trillion.

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