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    Advanced Securities

    Traders’ AI-Boosted Edge in Securities Lending: Proof of Concept Insights for ROI Analyses

    by , , , | Jan 29, 2025

    Our Phase I Proof of Concept (POC) project demonstrates how professional traders, using guidance from Gen AI transformer models, can outperform competitors at those stock loan trading desks using regression models. The Gen AI advantage stems from the ability of AI-powered models to detect complex trends from vast datasets and deliver precise, actionable recommendations in highly volatile market sectors.

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    Gen AI: Sharper Edge of Predictions in Equity Finance

    by | Dec 15, 2024

    Equity finance in the United States operates within a relatively closed market environment, governed by stable regulations with known participants, settlement and collateral profiles. These conditions produce fewer surprises than more open financial systems that depend on multi-currency capital flows or complex macroeconomic linkages.

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    “Where is the Target’s Trajectory Now?”

    by | Dec 7, 2024

    Accurately identifying shifts in trend forecasts is as important for financial executives as for fighter pilots. Traditional regression models may offer simplicity and ease of interpretation but struggle with the complexities of modern financial markets. How can changes in the trendlines for risk and return be spotted quickly enough to take action? Livelihoods often hang in the balance when decision-makers weigh choices.

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    EU Agreement Clears the way for DLT Pilot Regime

    by | Dec 27, 2021

    The European Commission has reached agreement with legislators and financial trade groups on a digitized infrastructure to reshape the EU and, by extension, the global securities markets for a generation. The resolution affects all transactions involving EU securities, including securities loans, by (1) green-lighting the Distributed Ledger Pilot Regime, an effort to foster fintech innovation in the EU, and (2) delaying mandatory buy-ins, a highly contentious aspect of the ongoing sweeping reforms to the EU’s securities settlement system.

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