Prime brokerage transactions

The classic prime brokerage transactions, illustrated in the panel:

• Physical long: A physical long position financed with a margin loan.
• Physical short: A physical short position created by selling a stock borrowed under a stock loan.
• Synthetic long: A “synthetic” economic equivalent of a physical long position created by entering an equity derivative as a Floating Amount Payer.
• Synthetic short: A “synthetic” economic equivalent of a physical short position created by entering an equity derivative as a Equity Amount Payer.

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• Prime brokerage