Security Lending Protection

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  1. What is the typical / limit ā€˜fraction’ of total stock hodling that can be lent?
  • Everything, there’s no limit. If there’s demand, it’ll be lent out.
  1. Could you give an example of what kind of stress scenario IB will be able to handle before a failure to deliver?
  • They’ve been able to handle everything happened thus far, which is quite impressive, considering what’s happened in the markets. Never since the service has been initiated have they had trouble meeting obligations.