The broadest view of securities finance activity available
The broadest view of securities finance activity available
Power enhanced trading decisions with trusted market intelligence
Equilend's award-winning market data division covers $51 trillion in lendable assets across 50+ global markets. Agent lenders, broker-dealers, beneficial owners and buy-side teams leverage Equilend data to make faster, more informed decisions, from rate benchmarking to real-time short squeeze detection.
Trusted by leading financial institutions worldwide
- NEXVIO
- STARFORGE
- VOLTIFY
- QUARTIX
- PRISMLAB
- HUMANLY
Securities finance decisions shouldn't depend on stale data
The challenge: delayed market intelligence
Every securities finance participant depends on timely, accurate market intelligence. Yet the industry's publicly available short interest data is published only twice a month and lags by approximately two weeks. Real-time visibility into borrow demand, financing costs, and lifecycle events remain limited, leaving firms to make decisions with incomplete information.
DataLend: a comprehensive market view
A comprehensive view of securities finance market activity, aggregated from a global dataset of lending transactions.
Orbisa: actionable intelligence in real time
Short-selling and securities-lending intelligence, surfaced as actionable signals in real time.
$51T
lendable assets
223,000+
unique securities
50+
global markets
Why the market's leading firms rely on Equilend data
Real-time transaction data from the moment a trade executes
Real-time transaction data from the moment a trade executes
Short interest signals that aren't 10 business days out of date
Short interest signals that aren't 10 business days out of date
An early warning system for short squeeze risk
An early warning system for short squeeze risk
Buy-side intelligence in the workflows your team already uses
Buy-side intelligence in the workflows your team already uses
Benchmark with confidence
Benchmark with confidence
See market data in action
Watch how Market Data streamlines day-to-day operations.
How firms across the market use Equilend data
Benchmark performance
Compare your securities finance activity against representative global market data to measure performance, validate strategies, and uncover opportunities for improvement.
Short position validation for portfolio managers
Portfolio managers use Orbisa to validate supply and demand dynamics for securities in their portfolios before taking or increasing a short position. Predicted Short Interest, updated daily with a high/low range, gives them a forward-looking view that exchange-reported data cannot provide.
Intra-day squeeze monitoring for risk teams
Risk managers use the Short Squeeze Score alongside Orbisa Real-Time Data to monitor securities with elevated squeeze probability throughout the trading day. Loan quantity, transaction count, and financing rates - updated in hourly intervals - give teams a continuous picture of borrow pressure as conditions develop.
Connected across the Equilend ecosystem
Data & Insights is seamlessly connected across Equilend's Trading, Workflow Automation, and Digital solutions, creating a unified ecosystem for the securities finance market. This interconnected approach gives clients greater visibility, richer context, and more informed decision-making across every stage of the securities finance lifecycle.
Talk to our expertsDelivered through the tools and systems you already use
Equilend data is available through a web UI, API, flat file, Excel add-in, and Bloomberg. Whether your team is running a proprietary data pipeline, working inside Bloomberg, or consuming data through a file-based process, there is a delivery method that fits.
Key features and technical specifications
Feature
Description
DataLend coverage
Global dataset, all asset classes, all regions, 50+ global markets, 223,000+ unique securities; $51 trillion lendable assets, $4.6 trillion on loan
Orbisa coverage
$50T lendable assets, $3.8T on loan, 222,000+ unique securities, 50+ global markets
Real-time data
Trade details provided within minutes of execution, updated throughout the trading day. Covers security name, ticket size, rate level, and collateral type, alongside trade lifecycle events including returns, recalls, and rerates
Predicted short interest
AI-powered daily estimate with high/low range; trained on 10+ years of historical data
Short squeeze score
Proprietary daily metric on a 0-to-100 scale; integrates market dynamics, securities finance data, and social sentiment; available across all Equilend D&I platforms
Orbisa on Bloomberg
Full Orbisa dataset integrated into Bloomberg Launchpad at the security level; no separate terminal or data agreement required for existing Orbisa clients
Delivery methods
Web UI, API, flat file, Excel add-in, Bloomberg
Additional services
DataLend Consulting: dedicated team applying DataLend tools to client-specific reporting needs - DataLend Portfolio: beneficial owner program performance measurement - Client Performance Reporting: standardised peer group benchmarking - Trading Analytics: insight into your NGT trading activity through an intuitive web portal
Trusted by
"Equilend has helped us streamline our securities lending operations, improve efficiency across the trade lifecycle, and scale our programme with greater confidence."
Dan Baxter Head of Securities Lending
Global Asset Management Firm
Global Asset Management Firm
"Equilend has helped us streamline our securities lending operations, improve efficiency across the trade lifecycle, and scale our programme with greater confidence."
Built on a foundation of
trust and security
Equilend maintains the highest standards of information security and regulatory compliance across all its platforms.
SOC 2 Type II
Annual independent audit of security controls
ISO 27001
International information security management standard
SSAE 18
Service organisation controls attestation standard
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Frequently asked questions
What is DataLend and who uses it?
DataLend is Equilend's securities finance market data platform. It covers $51 trillion in lendable assets, $4.6 trillion on loan, and 223,000+ unique securities across all asset classes and regions globally. Agent lenders use it for rate benchmarking and programme performance measurement. Broker-dealers use it for rate discovery and market positioning. Beneficial owners use it to evaluate lending programmes against peer groups.
How is Orbisa different from DataLend?
Where DataLend aggregates transaction-level securities lending data from agent lenders and broker-dealers, Orbisa focuses on short-selling intelligence - deriving Predicted Short Interest and related signals from the lending market. DataLend is the source of record for lending market activity; Orbisa translates that activity into equity-market signals for investment and trading decisions.
What is Predicted Short Interest and how does it differ from exchange-reported data?
Predicted Short Interest is an Orbisa signal derived from real-time securities lending activity rather than regulatory disclosure filings. Exchange-reported short interest is typically published twice a month and lags by approximately two weeks. Predicted Short Interest is updated daily, giving market participants a significantly earlier and more granular view of directional positioning in individual securities.
What is the Short Squeeze Score?
The Short Squeeze Score is an Orbisa composite signal that measures a security's vulnerability to a short squeeze. It combines factors including short interest concentration, days-to-cover, borrow cost, and availability. A high score indicates a heavily shorted security with limited available supply, making it susceptible to rapid price movement if sentiment shifts.
What data points are available in DataLend?
DataLend provides a comprehensive set of securities lending market data including on-loan balances, lendable inventory, utilisation rates, weighted-average lending fees, rebate rates, recall activity, return rates, and settlement metrics. Data is available across all major asset classes - equities, fixed income, ETFs, and ADRs - with global coverage across more than 100 markets.