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Clearing firm

An organization which works with the exchanges to handle Confirmation, Delivery and Settlement of Transaction. Such corporations Play a key role in ensuring that executed trades are settled within a specified period of time and in an efficient manner. also called Clearing corporation or Clearing house.

Related Terms: 18 Action, Clear, Clearing, Call, Clearing corporation, Confirmation, Delivery, Exchange, ECU, ECI, House, Play, Ratio, Ring, Settlement, Settle, Transaction, Trade
Other Related Pages: Category: Brokerages Starting With: C
Additional Related Terms: 10-K, 1035 exchange, Asset/equity ratio, Average collection period, Automatic Clearing House, Accrual of discount, American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation, American Stock Exchange, Amortization of premium, At par