> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.edel.finance/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Earn on Your Stocks

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Transform static stock holdings into income-generating assets without selling or transferring ownership.

## Why Your Stocks Should Earn

Your stocks are valuable assets, but when left idle, they're only delivering price appreciation and dividends. Meanwhile, brokers quietly lend them out and capture the majority of the income for themselves.

By enabling stock lending directly through Edel, you can unlock that hidden stream of earnings while keeping full ownership of your portfolio.

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  <Card title="Turn Idle Into Income" icon="handshake">
    Stop leaving money on the table. Every quality stock you hold is in demand from institutions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Keep What's Yours" icon="shield-check">
    Maintain full ownership, your rights, dividends, and upside remain untouched.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Earn Without Selling" icon="coins">
    Generate steady income without needing to sell or change your positions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Institutional Demand" icon="home">
    Hedge funds and market makers pay premium rates to borrow liquid, desirable stocks.
  </Card>
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## How Stock Lending Works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Hold tokenized stocks">
    Own tokenized versions of major stocks like Tesla, Apple, or Microsoft.

    <Note>
      Your stocks remain in your wallet - never transferred to third parties.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable automatic earning">
    Supply your stocks to earn lending income from institutional borrowers.

    <Check>
      Start earning immediately with no action required.
    </Check>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Maintain full exposure">
    Keep all dividend rights and price appreciation while earning additional yield.

    <Tip>
      Your tokenized stocks work for you 24/7 instead of sitting idle.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Access anytime">
    Withdraw your stocks plus earned income whenever needed.

    <Info>
      No lock-up periods or withdrawal restrictions.
    </Info>
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Card title="Access Liquidity" href="/the-protocol/access-liquidity">
  Use your earning stocks as collateral for sophisticated wealth strategies
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