COMPUTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ENHANCED CUSTODY AND PRINCIPAL LENDING OF SECURITIES

摘要

A computer system executes a principal lending transaction to lend international securities from lending accounts of a global entity to borrowing accounts of the entity, in which the entity acts as a principal. The system includes a computer database storing securities availability information indicating availability of the international securities available for borrowing from lending accounts of the global entity, and a computer server system implemented by a principal lending computer system. The principal lending computer system configured to receive a short sale indication of a security for a borrowing account, electronically generate a transfer instruction to a custody-control computer system to transfer custody of the international shorted security from at least one lending account to the borrowing account of the same global entity as the global entity of the at least one lending account, electronically transmit the transfer instruction, and electronically transmit a second transfer instruction to the custody-control computer system to transfer custody of the shorted security from the principal to the borrowing account. A computer implemented method and various alternative embodiments are also disclosed.