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This one is not written up yet

The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.

Written up from the same chapter

• Clearing corporationThe entity that steps between every buyer and seller in the derivatives segment by novation, becoming the counterparty to both sides and guaranteeing that the trade settles.
• Compliance OfficerThe separately appointed officer of a merchant banker, listed company or intermediary who monitors compliance with securities law, handles investor grievances, and reports non-compliance to SEBI independently.
• Consolidated Account StatementA single statement showing an investor's transactions and holdings across every scheme of every mutual fund in India, linked by PAN and issued monthly where there has been a transaction.
• Depository participantThe SEBI-registered agent through whom an investor reaches a depository — NSDL and CDSL cannot open investor accounts themselves, so every demat account is opened and operated through a DP.
• Designated DirectorThe person a reporting entity designates to ensure overall compliance with Chapter IV of the PMLA — and, where the entity is located in an IFSC, the person heading that entity in India.
• ISINThe 12-character code (ISO 6166) that identifies one specific security in the depository system — country prefix, nine-character basic number and a check digit, as in INE475C01012.