Euroclear is a financial services company that provides streamlined securities settlement to financial institutions. The company has numerous settlement systems, including Euroclear Bank, which allow for the efficient settlement of securities trades such as bonds, equities, funds, and derivatives between buyers and sellers. Euroclear Bank also provides other post-trade services such as securities clearing and safekeeping, holding and transferring securities on behalf of its clients.
Euroclear Bank is based in Belgium and operates in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Its clients include brokers, commercial banks, other financial institutions, and individual investors. These clients can settle transactions over the counter or on certain exchanges, either free of payment or against payment in over 50 settlement currencies.
As a single-purpose settlement bank, Euroclear Bank streamlines the security transfer process. In the transfer of securities ownership (i.e., when a seller transfers a security to a buyer), the process can include multiple intermediaries, such as brokers, custodians, and clearing houses. This can be a time- consuming and complex process. Euroclear Bank provides a centralised platform for settlement by offering all these services, so that both sellers and buyers can reduce settlement risk.
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