New Delhi, April 9 -- Imagine your idle portfolio holdings generating extra income without being sold or compromising your long-term investment goals. Here comes the facility of the Stock Lending and Borrowing Mechanism (SLBM) by which long-term investors can generate extra income from idle holdings by renting them. In this blog, we will explore how investors can take advantage of renting out their idle stocks to earn passive income and turn their waiting period into a productive time.

The Stock Lending and Borrowing Mechanism (SLBM) is a facility by which the owners of shares (lenders) can temporarily lend their securities to other market participants (borrowers). In return for this, the lenders earn a fee, sometimes referred to as lend...