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Academic research, market liquidity, and the power of getting the facts right

Buddhika Weerasena, director, equity analytic products at S&P Global Market Intelligence, reviews the significance of finding the facts through academic research and how this is supporting liquidity and resilience

Securities lending breaks records in 2025: A year in review and outlook

Matt Chessum, executive director, equity and analytic products at S&P Global Market Intelligence, explores a landmark year for the industry and what is next for the market

Russell 3000 short interest and financing trends

Sam Pierson, director of research at S3 Partners, looks at how integrating short selling data into Bloomberg's Tearsheet offers a single, intuitive workflow

Short sellers target bitcoin ETFs and tech amid market turbulence

Matt Chessum, executive director, equity and analytic products at S&P Global Market Intelligence, reviews the multi-month highs of the bitcoin ETFs and tech stocks and what this means for future investment

Securities lending in 2025: A banner year in the making

Matt Chessum, executive director, equity analytic products at S&P Global Market Intelligence, provides an overview of performance for 2025 and how current trends could push the market to new post-financial crisis highs

From slump to surge

Matt Chessum, director of Securities Finance, ETF, and Benchmarking Services, reviews how Hong Kong's securities lending market achieved its recent 232 per cent growth in monthly year-on-year revenues

Driving change

The European automobile industry has been undergoing years of change, with EV mandates and global turmoil impacting the sector. Matt Chessum, director, Securities Finance, ETF and Benchmarking Services at S&P Global Market Intelligence, looks at the short selling reaction

Meme stocks unleashed: Analysing trends and risks in a changing market

Matthew Chessum, director of securities finance, ETF, and Benchmarking Services at S&P Global Market Intelligence, reviews the meme stock phenomenon

When stocks soar

Matt Chessum, director of securities finance at S&P Global Market Intelligence, looks at how record equity valuations supercharge securities lending markets

Tesla: The O.G. of automotive shorts

With years of mixed earnings and a 'Marmite' CEO, Matt Chessum, director of securities finance at S&P Global Market Intelligence, looks at short selling activity in the world's most famous electric vehicle maker

Who would short MicroStrategy?

With a number of vocal short sellers talking about potential opportunities relating to MicroStrategy shares and bitcoin, as well as similar trades from convertible arbitragers and index hedgers, Sam Pierson, director of Research at S3 Partners, sheds some light on these trades

Double trouble: How political risk complicates securities lending amid economic uncertainty

Nicole O’Donnell, product specialist, securities finance at S&P Global Market Intelligence, provides a review of the securities lending market following key movements in the political landscape

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