Settlement Guarantee Mechanism

The concept of guaranteed settlements has completely changed the way market safety is perceived. It has eliminated the counterparty risk of trading on the Exchange. The market has full confidence now that settlements will take place in time and will be completed irrespective of possible defaults by isolated trading members. In this post we will … Read more

Clearing and Settlement

Clearing refers to the process of comparing trades before settlement date or the determination of the net obligation of the broker participants (for both securities and cash) The settlement process refers to the exchange of cash and securities on the contractual settlement date. The settlement date can be agreed upon at trade execution or can … Read more

Auction in Indian Stock Exchanges

What are Auctions? Auctions are initiated by the Exchanges on behalf of trading members for settlement-related reasons. If a Trade happens today (T-day), the settlement of shares takes place on (T+2) days. In some cases, due to some reasons, the obligations of delivery of shares fails. The main reasons are shortages, bad deliveries, and objections. … Read more