What are the benefits of lending against shares?

Here are the benefits accrued by the borrower:

• Dividend, bonus and other corporate actions remain with the borrower
• Interest will be paid only for the utilized amount in a period
• Appreciation in the price of securities which are kept for margin increases the drawing power of the investors
• Online access to financial statement and holdings online
• Risk monitoring system to aware clients about the shortfall in the margin
• Shares which are idle in the demat account can be used for lending purpose