Apex Pre-Borrow (APB) is now an option for purchasing locates in threshold stocks or stocks with CNS issues. APB locates are available to purchase in Maverick’s All Locate Window after manually requesting shares from Trade Support.
To acquire an APB locate, traders must initiate the process by emailing locate@trlm.com specifying the targeted threshold symbol. Trade Support will then contact Apex to verify the availability of shares and price per share.
Once this information is verified, Trade Support will email the trader, providing the price and confirming the number of threshold shares requested. The Trade Support team will then manually input the share and price information into Maverick and inform the trader that the locate is available for purchase using Maverick's All Locate Window.
Note: Once shares are entered into the system, the requested shares are first come, first serve. If another trader buys the shares, Trade Support may have to recheck Apex’s availability for the requesting trader.