SLBM Insights on ScanX
Key takeaways:
- SLBM Insights on ScanX helps you identify stocks seeing active borrowing demand in the SLBM market.
- You can see live rental rates being offered for SLBM-eligible stocks in one place.
- Historical SLBM data helps you identify demand trends across different market cycles.
- You can access SLBM Insights directly on ScanX within the Dhan platform, without switching between different platforms.
When you decide to lend your stocks via SLBM, one question usually comes first: which of your holdings are actually in demand right now, and what is the market willing to pay to borrow them? Without this information, it can be difficult to know which holdings have active borrowing demand or whether the available lending fee is attractive. At Dhan, we have built SLBM Insights on ScanX to address this gap.
What is SLBM Insights on ScanX?
SLBM Insights is a dedicated section within ScanX that brings clarity to your stock lending and borrowing. It shows you a live view of SLBM market activity, which includes insights like which stocks borrowers are actively seeking, what rental rates are being offered for those stocks, and how that demand has changed over time. Instead of guessing which of your holdings to put up for rental, or accepting the first rate you see, you can look at what the market is telling you before you decide.
We built SLBM Insights because the lending decision should not begin and end at your own portfolio. The market context, i.e who wants to borrow, which stocks, and at what rate, is just as important to earning higher lending yield.
Why does SLBM Insights on ScanX matter?
The rent you receive on stocks you lend through SLBM isn't fixed. It reflects the price borrowers are willing to pay for acquiring that particular stock at that time. However, without visibility into demand, it can be harder to assess where lending opportunities may exist. SLBM Insights on ScanX addresses this by bringing these insights together in an easy-to-understand manner.
You know which stocks have active borrowing demand. Not all your holdings attract the same borrowing interest. SLBM Insights shows you the stocks with active demand; this can help you focus your lending activity on holdings that are showing borrowing interest.
You understand what rate the market is offering. Rental rates vary by stock and by market condition. When you can see current rates across SLBM-active stocks, you can assess whether the rate being offered for your holding is in line with market demand or whether you should wait or explore a different stock.
You can spot demand patterns over time. A stock that repeatedly sees higher SLBM activity around particular periods can indicate recurring borrowing demand. With historical data on ScanX, you can identify these patterns and time your lending decisions around periods when demand and rates tend to be stronger.
How does SLBM Insights on ScanX work?
Integrating SLBM Insights into your daily market research can be achieved by following these steps:
Step 1: Open the Dhan app or web platform and navigate to ScanX.
Step 2: Go to the Insights section and select Stock Rental via SLBM.
Step 3: View the live SLBM market data offering stocks with active borrowing demand, current rental rates, and volume of lending activity across the market.
Key benefits of SLBM Insights
By translating complex lending data into structured insights, this feature offers the following benefits:
- Demand visibility: You can see which stocks borrowers are actively seeking before you decide what to lend.
- Rate awareness: Live rental rate information lets you evaluate whether the current offer for your stock is competitive with broader market levels.
- Pattern recognition: You can use historical SLBM data to study periods when borrowing activity or lending fees were higher for a particular stock.
- Single view: SLBM market data is available alongside other insights on ScanX, so you don't have to switch between tools or stitch together information from multiple sources.
Use cases
Here is how different market participants can leverage SLBM Insights on ScanX to navigate the market:
Choosing which stock to lend
You hold five stocks that are eligible for SLBM. You open SLBM Insights on ScanX and check which of them has the strongest borrowing demand right now. Some of those stocks have active demand and competitive rates. You lend those first, and hold the others until demand picks up rather than lending all five at whatever rate.
Timing your lending around expiry
You notice from the historical data on ScanX that one of your holdings consistently sees a spike in SLBM borrowing demand in the week before monthly expiry. You can plan your rental offer to coincide with that window to receive better lending yield.
The watchlist builder
While building your watchlist on ScanX, you can also review SLBM activity. A stock with consistent borrowing demand may become an additional point for analysis, alongside valuation, business quality, liquidity and risk.
Conclusion
SLBM Insights on ScanX gives you a live, data-driven view of stock lending and borrowing activity across the market, offering insights like which stocks are in demand, what rates are being offered, and how that demand has moved over time. It brings the market context that was previously scattered across sources into one place within your research workflow.
Ultimately, it solves the problem of not knowing where genuine demand exists, and at what rate, before you decide which of your holdings to put to lend.
