Yes, the Stock Yield Enhancement Program is available to eligible customers of IB Canada Inc. …

If a client maintains fully-paid securities which have been loaned through the Stock Yield Enhancement Program and subsequently initiates a margin loan, the loan will be terminated to the extent that the securities do not qualify as excess margin securities. Similarly, if a client maintaining excess margin securities which have been loaned through the program increases the existing margin loan, the loan may again be terminated to the extent that the securities no longer qualify as excess margin securities…

No. The Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF) does not protect you as a lender with respect to securities loan transactions in which you lend to Interactive Brokers (IBKR) your Fully-Paid Securities through the Stock Yield Enhancement Program. Therefore, the cash collateral delivered to you (and indicated on your account statement) by IB Canada will constitute the only source of satisfaction of IBKR's obligation in the event that IB Canada fails to return the securities…

Clients who are eligible and who wish to enroll in the Stock Yield Enhancement Program may do so by logging into Client Portal and selecting the User menu (head and shoulders icon in the top right corner) followed by Settings. Then under Account Settings…

No, RSP and TFSA accounts are not eligible to participate in the Stock Yield Enhancement Program…

Yes, the lender of the securities is entitled to receive the amount of all dividends and distributions made on loaned securities through the Stock Yield Enhancement Program…

Clients who wish to terminate participation in the Stock Yield Enhancement Program may do so by logging into Client Portal and selecting the User menu (head and shoulders icon in the top right corner) followed by Settings. Under the Account Settings section you will find…

Yes. A loan of stock through the Stock Yield Enhancement Program has no impact upon its margin requirement on an uncovered or hedged basis since the lender retains exposure to any gains or losses associated with the loaned position…

The Stock Yield Enhancement program provides customers with the opportunity to earn additional income on securities positions which would otherwise be segregated (i.e., fully-paid and excess margin securities) by permitting IB to lend out those securities to third parties. Customers who participate in the program will receive a portion of the interest paid on the cash collateral by the borrower as loan compensation for any day the loan exists and will receive cash collateral to secure the return of the stock loan at its termination…

After un-enrollment from the Stock Yield Enhancement Program, the account may not re-enroll for 90 calendar days…

No. The cash collateral securing the loan from the Stock Yield Enhancement Program never impacts margin or financing…

No, there is no restriction on lending stocks which are trading in the secondary market following an IPO through the Stock Yield Enhancement Program as long as IBKR is not part of the selling group…

No, participants in the Stock Yield Enhancement Program do not retain voting rights for shares loaned out. The borrower of the securities has the right to vote or provide any consent with respect to the securities if the Record Date or deadline for voting, providing consent or taking other action falls within the loan term…

A halt has no direct impact upon the ability to lend the stock through the Stock Yield Enhancement Program and as long as IBKR can continue to loan the stock, such loan will remain in place regardless of whether the stock is halted…

There is no guarantee that all eligible shares in a given account will be loaned through the Stock Yield Enhancement Program as there may not be a market at an advantageous rate for certain securities, IBKR may not have access to a market with willing borrowers or IBKR may not want to loan your shares…