T+1 Settlement Cycle

T+1 Settlement Cycle

T+1 Settlement Cycle

Context:

  • After China, India will become the second country in the world to start the ‘trade-plus-one’ (T+1) settlement cycle in top listed securities today (January 27), bringing operational efficiency, faster fund remittances, share delivery, and ease for stock market participants.

About:

  • Due to the T+1 settlement cycle, trade-related settlements must be made within a day, or 24 hours, after a transaction is completed.
  • According to T+1, for instance, if a consumer purchased shares on Wednesday, they would be deposited to their demat account on Thursday.
  • Unlike T+2, where they will be resolved on Friday.
  • Up to 256 large-cap and top mid-cap equities, including those listed on the Nifty and Sensex, would be subject to the T+1 settlement.

Advantages of T+1 Settlement:

  • If an investor sells a share using the T+1 format, she/he will receive payment within a day and the buyer will receive the shares in her demat account the following day.
  • With the margins being released on T+1 day, this will also assist investors in lowering their overall capital requirements.
  • Additionally, they will benefit from receiving the monies in their bank accounts within 24 hours after the share sale.
  • The change will increase operational effectiveness because the rolling of funds and equities will happen more quickly.

Opposition from Foreign Investors:

  • Foreign investors had written to the regulator and the Finance Ministry about the operational difficulties they were experiencing because they operate from various geographical locations and were opposed to SEBI’s T+1 plan.
  • They brought up challenges such time zone disparities, information flow procedures, and currency conversion issues.

Source The Hindu

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