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The global marketplace is relatively new at dealing with stock loans and stock-secured financing. For a long time, only clients with a high net worth and large international corporation accounts were able to access equity and stock loans – but not anymore. There are more and more people such as company directors and major company shareholders using stock loans to finance other purchases or even just to free up equity from their current stock holding. Here at Platinum Global Bridging Finance, we are working to introduce this product to all our clients as a way to democratize these financial solutions. From stock block purchase to a non-recourse insider stock loan, you are sure to find the solutions you need here. At Platinum Global Bridging Finance,

Securities Lending and securities financing are two sides of the same coin and are basically stock loans. Simply defined, a borrower is someone who is in a resource deficit and is looking to rectify that. A lender has a resource surplus. They are willing to let go of excess resources with the promise of repayment. A borrower borrows from a lender – and a lender lends to a borrower. The resource in question is almost always money. If you’re looking to understand more about the borrowing and lending process, here’s a guide to the basics of loans. Parts of a Loan To better understand borrowing and lending, it helps to break down the anatomy of a loan. That way, you can understand which parts are influenced by whom.

Has Covid 19 Changed The Bridging Lending Market The lockdown period has proven to be a trying period for the property sector. With the UK Government actively discouraging people from moving property, lenders, borrowers, agencies and brokers were placed in a precarious position. Short-term relief measures were introduced to support those affected, but the lack of certainty made it incredibly difficult to prepare for the future. Finally, it looks as though things could be returning back to relative normality. I say relative because we still do not know when social distancing measures will be lifted entirely. Some people are more confident than others, and while the number of cases is dropping, there is nothing to say a second outbreak is completely out of the equation.