eToro launches stock lending in the UK
08 December 2025 UK
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Trading and investing platform eToro has launched its stock lending programme in the UK, allowing eligible users to generate passive income by lending out their stocks.
This follows the programme’s launch in Europe and the UAE, and represents the next step in eToro’s plan to expand stock lending access to retail investors worldwide.
Working alongside BNY, which acts as custodian and clearing provider, and EquiLend, which identifies borrowers and facilitates the lending process, eToro is bringing a practice long dominated by large financial institutions to its UK retail investors.
Through the programme, users can utilise their portfolios to work in a simple, transparent way and begin earning additional income, the firm says.
Yossi Brandes, vice president, execution services at eToro, states: “Launching stock lending in the UK is a key step in our mission to make passive income opportunities available to every investor.
“With the ability to lend not just US but also global stocks, we are maximising the potential for our clients to generate additional revenues, and this rollout sets the stage for further expansion into new markets.”
This UK launch grows eToro’s growing clearing and custody relationship with BNY, which provides the infrastructure supporting eToro’s fully funded stock and ETF offering across 19 global exchanges.
Victor O’Laughlen, executive platform owner, Global Clearing at BNY, comments: “We are delighted to extend our relationship with eToro, delivering an integrated solution encompassing clearing, settlement, custody, foreign exchange and cash management to UK investors.
“By combining the capabilities of eToro and EquiLend with the scale and deep expertise of BNY’s Global Clearing platform, this initiative aims to equip retail investors with an institutional-grade solution to support their investing journey.”
This follows the programme’s launch in Europe and the UAE, and represents the next step in eToro’s plan to expand stock lending access to retail investors worldwide.
Working alongside BNY, which acts as custodian and clearing provider, and EquiLend, which identifies borrowers and facilitates the lending process, eToro is bringing a practice long dominated by large financial institutions to its UK retail investors.
Through the programme, users can utilise their portfolios to work in a simple, transparent way and begin earning additional income, the firm says.
Yossi Brandes, vice president, execution services at eToro, states: “Launching stock lending in the UK is a key step in our mission to make passive income opportunities available to every investor.
“With the ability to lend not just US but also global stocks, we are maximising the potential for our clients to generate additional revenues, and this rollout sets the stage for further expansion into new markets.”
This UK launch grows eToro’s growing clearing and custody relationship with BNY, which provides the infrastructure supporting eToro’s fully funded stock and ETF offering across 19 global exchanges.
Victor O’Laughlen, executive platform owner, Global Clearing at BNY, comments: “We are delighted to extend our relationship with eToro, delivering an integrated solution encompassing clearing, settlement, custody, foreign exchange and cash management to UK investors.
“By combining the capabilities of eToro and EquiLend with the scale and deep expertise of BNY’s Global Clearing platform, this initiative aims to equip retail investors with an institutional-grade solution to support their investing journey.”
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