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The number of days between trade date and settlement date depends on the security and the convention in the market it was traded. For example, when settling a share transaction on the London Stock Exchange , this is set at trade date + 2 business days . [ 1 ]
Settlement procedures varied considerably across national stock markets. There were two main types of settlement period used by different countries, either a fixed number of days after the transaction known as fixed settlement lag or periodically on a fixed date when all transactions up to that date are settled known as fixed settlement date. [8]
If the spot date falls on the last business day of the month in the currency pair then the delivery date is defined by convention to be the last business day of the target month e.g. assuming all days are business days: if spot is at 30 April, a one-month time to expiry will make the delivery date 31 May. This is described as trading "end-end".
In summary, short interest in all 4,738 Nasdaq ® securities totaled 14,018,513,224 shares at the November 15, 2024 settlement date, compared with 4,747 issues and 14,301,574,360 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 1.83 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.36 days for the prior reporting period.
Investors in U.S. equities, corporate and municipal bonds and other securities now must settle their transactions one business day after the trade, instead of two, to comply with a rule change ...
U.S. markets are set for an upheaval on Tuesday, May 28, when the settlement time for U.S. equities, corporate municipal bonds and other securities will be halved to one day, or T+1, following the ...
Trade date is the date on which a security trade occurs. A trade done very early or very late falls on the previous or following trade date. This occurs because in the international market a trade conducted in (e.g.) Japanese equities at 3 pm in London needs to effectively be considered as the following day for Japanese stock exchange reporting requirements.
In finance, the spot date of a transaction is the normal settlement day when the transaction is carried out as soon as practical, i.e. "on the spot". [1] This kind of transaction is called a "spot transaction" or simply "spot", and is often described as such in contrast to a transaction which is not settled immediately, such as a futures contract or a forward contract.