DataLend API

DataLend API

Business intelligence and data analytics tools are increasingly crucial for securities finance market participants. DataLend’s robust and award-winning securities finance market data allows firms to make the most informed trading decisions with its comprehensive, global data set and powerful analytical tools. The DataLend API offers direct access to DataLend’s database in a fast, flexible and developer-friendly solution ready to be tailored for a firm’s proprietary system.

Advantages

Instant access to the DataLend ecosystem

Simplified integration to your business intelligence tools

No expensive or time-consuming storage and ETL process to maintain

Amendments to data are automatically reflected

New data fields are easily implemented

Historical data

Notes to Developers

  • Up-to-date RESTful API architecture implemented on scalable, cloud-based technologies

  • Built with HTTP Web standards for direct compatibility with open-source libraries in many software languages

  • Sub-second response times, ensuring a consistent and swift experience

  • Well-formed concrete nouns for the securities lending industry and standard HTTP verbs for the request

  • All queries are executed over HTTPS, ensuring secure communication

  • Authentication and authorization based on latest OAuth 2.0 standards

Best Market Data Provider Globally

Global Investor/ISF Awards 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Fixed Income Q1-Q3 2020​
Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen

Managing Director
Global Head of Data & Analytics Solutions
+1 212 901 2262

Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch

Managing Director
Global Head of Products
+1 212 901 2281

Trading Analytics by DataLend

Trading Analytics

Powered by DataLend

Trading Analytics offers unparalleled insight into your NGT trading activity through an intuitive, simple-to-use Web portal. Easily access and analyze trade activity across your counterparties and your rank amongst all firms on NGT.

Advanced Filtering

Drill down to any combination of market, asset type, sector, collateral and fee bucket

CounterParty Heatmap

Analyze your activity across all your counterparts—identify your biggest and most efficient trading partners

Trade Initiation Activity

View your activity across NGT workflows (IOI, Targeted Availability, Unsolicited Bid) —compare yourself to the industry

League Tables

Identify where you rank amongst your peers—see if your competitors are optimizing their NGT flow better than you

Fee Buckets

See your NGT performance at a fee band level—compare your market share of GC and specials to your competitors

Counterparty Heatmap

Counterparty Trending

League Table

Fee Bucket

Trade Initiation Activity

Best Market Data Provider Globally

Global Investor/ISF Awards 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Fixed Income Q1-Q3 2020​
Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen

Managing Director
Global Head of Data & Analytics Solutions
+1 212 901 2262

Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch

Managing Director
Global Head of Products
+1 212 901 2281

DataLend Consulting

DataLend Consulting

In an effort to provide more focused and flexible support for our clients, DataLend is now offering reporting packages to complement our existing suite of analytical tools (Web-based interface, daily FTP files, Excel Add-In and API). The below packages provide clients with the flexibility to access a standard suite of market reports along with the opportunity to design bespoke analyses.

Offers

DataLend Portfolio

Market Intelligence

Revenue Estimate Analysis

Bespoke Reporting

Key Benefits Include

  • Day-to-day support and one-off data queries

  • Regular market analyses

  • Tailored reports and reporting packages

  • Market rankings and wallet share

Best Market Data Provider Globally

Global Investor/ISF Awards 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Fixed Income Q1-Q3 2020​
Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen

Managing Director
Global Head of Data & Analytics Solutions
+1 212 901 2262

Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch

Managing Director
Global Head of Products
+1 212 901 2281

DataLend Portfolio

DataLend Portfolio

DataLend provides aggregated, anonymized, cleansed and standardized securities finance data covering all asset classes, regions and markets globally.

For Beneficial Owners​

Review all your securities lending data in one place with the new DataLend Portfolio. Whether you have a single- or multi-agent securities lending program, your single login to DataLend Portfolio will provide you with an aggregated view of your securities lending activity. Drill down into each program to access DataLend’s standardized performance metrics, used by agent lenders around the globe.

Aggregated View

  • Asset allocation

  • On loan

  • Utilization

  • Fee

  • Revenue

  • Return to lendable

Performance Measurement

Drill down into each agent lender program to analyze performance at a program level. DataLend Portfolio features:

  • Standardized Peer Groups

Ensure consistency across performance reviews through the use of DataLend’s standardized peer groups. DataLend’s peer groups are controlled by the DataLend proprietary algorithm. Choose from peer groups based on fiscal location, legal entity and/or collateral type.

  • Exclusive Data

DataLend has access to inventory and loan positions not included in any other securities lending data service. Ensure this data is part of your analysis to obtain the most accurate performance measurement possible.

  • Flexibility

ACCOUNT DRILLDOWN

  • Identify which accounts are under or over-performing versus the group.
  • Navigate to a selected account for further analysis.

CREATE-YOUR-OWN PERFORMANCE METRICS

  • Multi-select by asset class, country and sector over a customized time period and tailored account groups.
  • Client Confidentiality

DataLend maintains the highest data security standards to protect client data and identity:

  • EquiLend: DataLend is affiliated with EquiLend LLC, which is regulated by the SEC.
  • Internet Protocol (IP) Security: All User IDs are tied to an approved organization IP address meaning a user cannot log-in from outside their corporate network.
  • Segregation: Each client organization within DataLend is strictly segregated from other organization in our secure database tables. User IDs are tied directly to an organization.

Check Out "The Purple", A DataLend Research Publication

Exclusive Content for Beneficial Owners!

Agent Lender Performance Metrics

Agent Lender Summary Statistics

Best Market Data Provider Globally

Global Investor/ISF Awards 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Fixed Income Q1-Q3 2020​
Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen

Managing Director
Global Head of Data & Analytics Solutions
+1 212 901 2262

Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch

Managing Director
Global Head of Products
+1 212 901 2281

Client Performance Reporting

DataLend Client Performance Reporting

Experience robust performance reports with unparalleled insight into your securities lending program. Benefit from standardized performance measurement, flexible but DataLend-controlled peer groups and unique and exclusive data. Optimize your lending program and maximize revenue by making the most informed decisions with DataLend’s CPR.

Standardized Peer Groups

Ensure consistency across performance reviews through the use of DataLend’s standardized peer groups. DataLend’s peer groups are controlled by the DataLend proprietary algorithm. They cannot be manipulated to impact performance. 

Four peer group matching options allow users to select the best peer group match (in addition to matching at the security and dividend rate by default):

  • Industry (most relaxed criteria)

  • Legal structure and collateral type

  • Legal structure and fiscal location

  • Legal structure, fiscal location and collateral type (strictest criteria)

  • New! DataLend Collateral Matching

Exclusive Data

DataLend has access to inventory and loan positions not included in any other securities lending data service. Ensure this data is part of your analysis to obtain the most accurate performance measurement possible.

Flexibility

ACCOUNT DRILLDOWN

REVIEW PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL ACCOUNTS

  • Identify Which Accounts Are Under Or Over-Performing Versus The Group
  • Navigate To A Selected Account For Further Analysis

CREATE-YOUR-OWN PERFORMANCE METRICS

Multi-select by asset class, country and sector over a customized time period and tailored account groups.

Portfolio Summary

Use the filter options to choose your peer group, timeframe and asset class to see how your portfolio is performing on a relative basis.

Performance Metrics

Once your filters are applied, a wide variety of performance metrics will appear. Examples include performance by sector and over performers, pictured here

Best Market Data Provider Globally

Global Investor/ISF Awards 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Fixed Income Q1-Q3 2020​
Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen

Managing Director
Global Head of Data & Analytics Solutions
+1 212 901 2262

Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch

Managing Director
Global Head of Products
+1 212 901 2281

DataLend

DataLend

DataLend provides aggregated, anonymized, cleansed and standardized securities finance data covering all asset classes, regions and markets globally.

DataLend Advantage

  • Data available T+1

  • Rigorous data cleansing process

  • Leverages EquiLend & BondLend trading data

  • Proprietary indices, including DataLend Target 50 and DataLend Newly Hot

  • Options-derived implied borrow cost

  • Daily newsletters and automated reports

  • Frequent thought leadership contributor to RMA, ISLA, PASLA, CASLA, IMN and other securities lending associations as well as various industry magazines

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As of April 2023

Best Market Data Provider Globally

Global Investor/ISF Awards 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

DataLend Offers Four Ways to Access:

  • Raw data files that contain fees, utilization and other metrics across all securities on loan

  • An intuitive and highly customizable Web-based user interface

  • An Excel Add-In tool that supports functions and right-click functionality

  • An Application Protocol Interface (API) that allows clients to access data directly from the database 

Client Confidentiality

DATALEND MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST DATA SECURITY STANDARDS TO PROTECT CLIENT DATA AND IDENTITY:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) Security: All User IDs are tied to an approved organization IP address meaning a user cannot log-in from outside their corporate network.

  • Beneficial Owner Confidentiality: Each agent lender assigns a code to their underlying beneficial owner client. DataLend does not know the identity of any beneficial owner.

  • Segregation: Each client organization within DataLend is strictly segregated from other organization in our secure database tables. User IDs are tied directly to an organization.

Introducing EquiLend Spire

Flexible, Modular, Customizable—A Bespoke Technology Solution For All Your Securities Finance Business Needs.

Trading

Best Market Data Provider Globally

Global Investor/ISF Awards 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Fixed Income Q1-Q3 2020​
Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen

Managing Director
Global Head of Data & Analytics Solutions
+1 212 901 2262

Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch

Managing Director
Global Head of Products
+1 212 901 2281