Morgan Stanley is recognized as a global leader in the world’s lending and borrowing markets. Spanning equities and fixed income, our experienced team utilizes innovative trading technology to effectively execute across both developed and emerging markets. This enables our clients to transact in an efficient and consistent manner throughout their investment process.

Leveraging our tenured relationships and the fact that we are one of the world’s largest borrowers, we have gained significant access to various sources of coveted supply. That critical mass allows us to diversify across multiple sources, while remaining meaningful to each of those counterparties individually. Whether sourcing from institutional lenders, retail holders, exclusive access arrangements, internal supply, or other sources, clients are afforded a stable pool to draw upon, minimizing the effects of general lending market volatility. Through our exclusive program, we specifically target access to hard-to-borrow securities, while providing stability and breadth of supply. Depending on the size, nature and duration of a short idea, all of these sources can be important over the life of a trade. Morgan Stanley manages its inventory and supply sources to provide customized borrow solutions that match the duration, rate and stability preferences of our clients.

Our coverage team offers true 24/7, seamless coverage via our global platform across our eight locations in New York, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney and Sao Paulo. Clients experience global coverage through a common global technology platform, tight team coordination, and cohesive management across each time zone.

Hedge Funds: Please send any inquires to hf-securities-lending-sales@morganstanley.com
Long Only: Please send any inquires to lo-securities-lending-sales@morganstanley.com