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Understanding Settlement Dates On the other hand, settlement date is the final date when the transaction is completed. That is, the date when the ownership of the security is transferred from the seller to the buyer, and the buyer makes the payment for the security to the seller.

An account settlement generally refers to the payment of an outstanding balance that brings the account balance to zero. It can also refer to the completion of an offset process between two or more parties in an agreement, whether a positive balance remains in any of the accounts.

What's the difference between trade date and settlement date? The trade date is when an investor initiates a buy or sell order, and the settlement date is when ownership of the underlying security is actually transferred. That generally happens two business days after the trade date (also called T+2).

Settlement date or issue date is the date when the offering is settled? investors transfer cash or assets to issuers for bond certificates. For example, a settlement date of three business days after the launch date is referred to as T+3. The issue date is the date on which bond begins to accrue interest.

Trade date accounting is an accounting method company accountants and bookkeepers use to record transactions. Trade date accounting records the transaction as of the date at which an agreement has been entered (the trade date), instead of on the date the transaction has been finalized (the settlement date).

Settlement Date Accounting: This means the transaction isn't recorded when the order is executed, but rather when the ownership of the security officially changes hands, which can be a few days later due to the time it takes to process transactions.

For example, suppose you placed an online trade order on Monday, June 8, and it was executed on the same day. So, Monday, June 8, becomes your trading date. Then the settlement date will be Thursday, June 11, three days after the trade date and represented as T+3, where T is the trade date.