Roadblocks to adoption are behavioural rather than systems and technology, and can be tackled by investing in post-trade process and risk management.
The technology exists to shorten trade settlement times, yet challenges exist to shift norms away from extant systems. It can be built; better, stronger, faster. Stalwarts urge a trading settlement system better than it was, by changing to T+1 from T+2. New attention shone on crafting a trade settlement after the 2020 meme stock periods of volatility that roiled markets. When higher margin amounts must be posted for trades, settlements take longer, the thinking goes, and cap