Fundamentals of the Securities Trade Lifecycle
Gain a thorough understanding of the entire securities trade lifecycle, helping you and your company minimise risk
Fundamentals of the Securities Trade Lifecycle training course
This course is designed to give you a complete view of the securities trade lifecycle—not just for your own role, but how each step connects across the process.
You’ll learn how market infrastructure, trade matching, settlement, reconciliation, and regulatory requirements like CSDR and SFTR all fit together. By understanding the bigger picture, you’ll be able to identify potential risks earlier, reduce the chance of settlement delays or errors, and contribute to a more efficient and control-focused operations environment.
Whether you're new to the trade lifecycle or looking to sharpen your knowledge, this course will equip you with the insight and confidence to support resilient, best-practice post-trade operations.
Learn how to
- Understand the terminology used in the settlement process, and the critical market infrastructure
- Explain aspects of the securities marketplace which affect the successful processing and management of securities trades
- Describe equity and bond securities including their similarities and differences – including risk mitigation, calculating interest, the role and importance of securities and counterparty static data
- Define the impact of Settlement Discipline and Mandatory Buy-Ins (re CSD regulation)
- Explain in detail the sequential steps in the securities trade lifecycle eg. the matching of settlement instructions, trade settlement and the resultant reconciliation process
Case studies and practical sessions
- Debt fundamentals - Calculating the cash flows and accrued interest for a fixed income asset
- Collateral management - Calculating daily margining requirements
- Security trade lifecycle - Calculating cash proceeds of on-exchange equity trades and identifying matched and unmatched status and required actions
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