Questions tagged [settling-and-clearing]
For questions pertaining to the process of changing ownership between parities of assets usually regarding financial assets.
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What are the risks of buying OTC stocks whose transfer agent is not verified?
I noticed that some OTC stocks have the "Transfer Agent Verified" mark, while others do not.
For example, GoldMining Inc. (GLDLF) has it, while Gold Reserve, Inc. (GDRZF) does not. I've ...
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T, T+1, T+2 trading modes
Why are there different settlements modes T, T+1, T+2? why can't everything be settlement "today" T0? I understand what the difference is, but I don't understand why people did this and in ...
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What are the actual mechanics of an oil future trade, especially at the moment when the price goes negative?
I hope this is on-topic. It's not directly about personal finance, but it's not an academic economics question either. It is about what happens behind the scenes.
The question is motivated by the ...
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How can you explain how international wire transfers work succinctly?
I'm interested in a conceptual explanation at the accounting level, i.e. who owes who what during the process.
I couldn't find anything on the web or on YouTube. It's very cumbersome to describe in ...
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Settlement dates re pattern day trading stocks
I've been trading options on a pattern day trading account for a couple of years and now want to trade stocks.
Options are settled overnight and funds available the next day. And day trading buying ...
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Using unsettled cash to buy securities on Interactive Brokers
From Interactive Broker's Availability of proceeds in a 'Cash' type account article:
Account holders who wish to have access to settled funds prior to the settlement day may do so by electing an ...
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Settlement Period for options pre 1993
I was reading Settlement Period and wondering what was the settlement duration for options pre 1993. For equity/etf, it seems it was five days.
So for options, was it four days ? , any verifiable ...
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Settle stocks on the same day [T] instead of [T+2/3]
Is it possible to have same day settlement on the stock markets by using more efficient processes and technology?
I know that the T+3 settlement was earlier replaced by the T+2 settlement process. ...
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Using unsettled funds to buy mutual funds in a margin account. Do I need to pay margin interest?
I'm trying to figure out security settling rules.
Say I have a margin account and I own 100 settled shares of ABC stock. I then sell my ABC shares and on the same day I use the unsettled funds from ...
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What is the settlement date for ACH?
DTCC requires that equities, municipal debt securities, corporate debt securities, and CDs settle T+2 and US Treasury & Agency debt securities settle T+1.
Is there any strict settlement date for ...
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Confusion with settlement time in stocks, forex, futures etc
I've been trading cryptocurrencies for a little while now, and recently I have been looking into stocks, futures and forex etc. During my research, I have run into a subject called settlement times. I ...
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What exactly is the difference between a clearing house and a counterparty clearing house?
I know this may sound like a stupid question but I have not yet found an adequate definition of the two that can clearly tell me the difference between them.
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Short an option - random assignment?
I'm still really new to options but I'm trying to understand this concept of assignment.
Let’s say I’m short a call of Microsoft at a strike of 80 set to expire in a quarter. Microsoft surges for ...
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Settlement of Shares Underlying a Covered Call Option
If I buy 100 shares of XYZ stock one or two minutes before selling one XYZ call option, would this call option be considered "covered", or would it be considered "uncovered" until the 100 shares ...
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What is street-side booking?
What is the meaning of the term "street-side bookings" in the context of broker operations? I suspect it has something to do with the Central Counter Party Clearing outlined in https://en.wikipedia....
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Is my spouse at risk for a joint filing in a year where I have settled a major debt? [closed]
I settled and wrote-off a major debt. This was recorded as 1099-E income. I incurred all of this debt under my name only, and she was not my spouse at the time I got into the debt. She was my ...
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Understanding the T + 3 settlement days rule
If I:
Buy X at time T
Sell X at time T' where T' < T +3
Buy Y on T' with proceeds from sale of X.
Cannot sell Y before T' +3.
Ref:http://www.slideshare.net/mring33/using-java
Slide 29
It ...
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How to properly understand international wire transfers?
I am having a ridiculous time with international (inwards, to Australian account) wire transfers. They have about a 50% chance of succeeding, and I don't know who is being honest with me when things ...
