Gross settlement
Trade for trade settlement, used for certain transactions and securities, where there is no netting of transactions.
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
- Delivery Instruction SlipThe signed form on which a beneficial owner instructs the DP to debit the demat account — no beneficiary account can be debited without one, whether the transfer is on-market or off-market.
- InteroperabilityA clearing member choosing one clearing corporation to clear and settle everything it trades, across all exchanges, instead of being tied to a separate clearing corporation per exchange.
- NovationThe clearing corporation stepping into the middle of every trade — becoming the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer — so that neither side carries the other's default risk.
Where this is taught
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