Prime Services
Wedbush has built a comprehensive, full-service platform designed specifically for small to mid-sized money managers. Our thesis is that emerging managers often benefit most from a more specialized, high-touch approach than what is typically available through large bulge bracket institutions or mini-prime models that primarily distribute a broader product set.
Direct access to credit officers, traders, stock loan professionals, and other dedicated support teams enables our clients and their investors to navigate fast-moving markets with confidence and agility.
We provide tailored solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of our diverse client base.
Competitive Advantages
- Self-Clearing
- Middle Market Focus
- Deep Ties in Investor Community
- Dedicated Securities Lending Team
- Real-Time Data Publishing
- High-Touch Client Service Model
- Enhanced Reporting Capabilities
- Flexible EMS & OMS Technology
- Flexible Back-Office Processing
- Portfolio Margin Accounting
*Arrangements with 3rd parties for electronic trading solutions.
Alternate vendors can be selectively added to the platform.
Customized Service
We offer tailored services to meet the needs of our wide customer-base
- Sell-side
- Hedge Funds
- Investment Advisors
- High-Net-Worth Individuals
- Family Offices
- Proprietary Traders
Electronic Trading
Integrated with a Multitude of EMS & OMS Platforms – “Agnostic Approach”
- Lime Brokerage, A Wedbush Affiliate
- Knight
- REDI
- Realtick
- Sterling
- Bloomberg
Solutions Dedicated to
Providing an Unprecedented
Quality of Service
Risk Management
With advanced and innovative risk management systems, Wedbush is able to provide its clients with real-time views into both trading activity and global portfolio risk.
- Seasoned risk management team
- Fully integrated proprietary and 3rd party electronic risk management tools and platforms
- Enhanced risk reports (Assess, Evaluate, Manage, Measure, Mitigate)
Multiform Margin Financing Solutions
We offer a range of financing options for clients and feel that the leverage extended to a manager should be more reflective of a strategy-inherent risk than a loosely defined multiplier.
As such, we work with clients during the onboarding phase (and throughout their lifecycle with the firm) to find the proper model for both the clients and their investors.
Equity Finance
Wedbush’s seasoned securities lending team maintains strong industry relationships and access to a large group of lendable assets.
- Extensive easy-to-borrow list
- Securities lending team largely focused on sourcing “hard-to-borrow” names
- Fully paid lending program
- Depth of box serving over 160 correspondent clients, hedge funds, high-net-worth clients, and individuals
Business Consulting and
Capital Introduction for
Start-Up Funds
Service Provider Evaluation and Recommendation
- Legal
- Real Estate
- Accounting
- Employee Benefit & Payroll Outsourcing
- Audit
- Technology Vendors
- Administration
- Strategic Introductions
CI Approach and Strategy
- Review marketing materials and offer constructive criticism
- Market Intelligence on Investors Pre and Post Meetings
- Presentation Coaching
- Lever partnerships with Seeders, High-Net-Worth Individuals, Family Offices, Endowments, and Private Banking Platforms
- Develop Customized Marketing Plan
Talent Recruiting
- Assist managers in filling key positions by levering the Wedbush network and working with 3rd party recruiters
- Connect managers with industry contacts when synergies arise
Consultation
- Infrastructure Build-Out
- Budget Planning and Budget Analysis
- Portfolio Accounting, EMS & OMS Integration Strategies
- Disaster Recovery Planning