[asldjajlfkj]

European stockbrokers may not lend out your shares. I don’t think US brokers do that either. Where are you from?

[shawabawa3]

Interactive Brokers (US company but operates globally) have something called "Stock Yield Enhancement Program" which you can opt into, they give you 50% of the interest on any shares of yours they lend out

This is the case in the UK at least, you may need to have "Professional Client" MiFID status which means a lot of EU consumer protections don't apply to you

[colechristensen]

Stock loan absolutely is a thing in the US. Sometimes you get a cut, sometimes your broker does it in the background without giving you anything.

[frumper]

Just curious, if they do it in the background how do they get around dividend complexity? The company won't pay 2 people a dividend for the same share.

[colechristensen]

The borrower pays the dividend to the owner, all handled with brokerage mechanisms.

[ArtTimeInvestor]

Do you have a link to back that up, that European stock brokers cannot lend out shares?