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Chapter 19: Settlement and Regulatory Reporting

Chapter 19 covers trade settlement, clearing, delivery, and regulatory reporting. Equities settle T+1. Government securities also settle T+1. TRACE requires fixed-income trades to be reported within 15 minutes of execution. The DTC holds securities electronically and facilitates book-entry settlement. FINRA Rule 4511 specifies records retention: most records for 6 years. Know the role of NSCC in clearing equity trades.

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Chapter 19 covers trade settlement, clearing, delivery, and regulatory reporting. Equities settle T+1. Government securities also settle T+1. TRACE requires fixed-income trades to be reported within 15 minutes of execution. The DTC holds securities electronically and facilitates book-entry settlement. FINRA Rule 4511 specifies records retention: most records for 6 years. Know the role of NSCC in clearing equity trades.

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