Series 52: 2.6.1. Special Settlement

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2.6.1. Special Settlement

Special settlement is settlement at a time other than what market norms would expect. It may be sooner or later than regular way settlement. It may occur due to one party failing to deliver their end of the trade, a situation discussed at length in Chapter 9. However, special settlement may also occur by mutual agreement of the buyer and seller. Why would the buyer and seller do this? The buyer may hope that the price on the date of settlement is higher than the price on the date of the trade, whereas the seller may hope the price is lower. Or the buyer may not be able to access the funds (or the seller the securities) in time for regular way settlement. Yet another possible reason is that the buyer has a strategic need for a certain type of securities at

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