Operations / Post-Trade
Post-Trade Efficiency on Distributed Ledgers
Blockchain infrastructure can improve post-trade efficiency by 80-90% through elimination of manual processes and consolidation of settlement, custody, and reconciliation.
Summary
Post-trade operations consume enormous resources. Blockchain consolidates multiple specialized institutions into unified smart contract execution.
What happened
Blockchain-based post-trade eliminates separate broker-dealer, CSD, clearing house, and settlement bank processes. All parties maintain identical records automatically.
Business goal
- Reduce post-trade operational costs by 80%+
- Eliminate settlement failures through atomic execution
- Free capital from settlement cycle lockups
Impact
- 00-300 billion in global settlement float capital could be freed
- Zero reconciliation requirements with shared ledger
- Unified regulatory reporting at transaction execution