EXCLUSIVE: EquiLend announces record trading numbers
10 February 2011 New York
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EquiLend announced this month that the company executed the highest number of trades across their platform since its 2001 inception.
The record trading numbers took place on Wednesday, February 2 with 24,564 trades, (counting one-sided trades), taking place over EquiLend’s automated securities finance platform. 43 firms contributed to the volume, with a total value of $19,041,194,894 across twenty seven different markets.
“We are thrilled to continue the trading momentum that EquiLend has within the industry,” stated Brian P. Lamb, CEO of EquiLend. He continued: “Surpassing our record trade number is testament to the ongoing increase in global participation across all trading functions on our platform.”
The record trading numbers took place on Wednesday, February 2 with 24,564 trades, (counting one-sided trades), taking place over EquiLend’s automated securities finance platform. 43 firms contributed to the volume, with a total value of $19,041,194,894 across twenty seven different markets.
“We are thrilled to continue the trading momentum that EquiLend has within the industry,” stated Brian P. Lamb, CEO of EquiLend. He continued: “Surpassing our record trade number is testament to the ongoing increase in global participation across all trading functions on our platform.”
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