Learn how hedge funds can use lending tools to actively optimize returns, reduce costs and take advantage of market dislocations.

Keith Wright, a managing director and head of equity finance at Mirae Asset Securities (USA); Jim Moroney, head of global equities and corporate bond trading at eSecLending; and Philip Sercia, head of securities Lending at Altruist Financial will discuss the benefits and risks of securities lending and will walk through some of the specific strategies that hedge funds use to enhance alpha.

Topics covered will include:

• Short rebate arbitrage
• The importance of risk management, regulatory compliance and strategic execution
• How to generate additional yield from idle holdings –stocks, bonds and Treasuries
• Common methods for enhancing short strategies –direct lending agreements, pair trading and arbitrage
• Capturing reinvestment spread
• Taking advantage of specials and market dislocations
• Dynamic lending and recall strategy
• Risk management and capital efficiency