SEC Chair Gensler Statement on Upcoming Implementation of T+1 Settlement Cycle
Shortening the settlement cycle also will help the markets because time is money and time is risk.
- Shortening the settlement cycle also will help the markets because time is money and time is risk.
- In 2017, the SEC shortened the standard settlement cycle from T+3 to T+2.
- While previous transitions were successful, transition to a shorter settlement cycle may lead to a short-term uptick in settlement fails and challenges to a small segment of market participants.
- Since the SEC voted to establish a T+1 settlement cycle in the U.S., SEC staff has been monitoring on a continuous basis the efforts of market participants to prepare for the shorter settlement cycle and coordinating with regulatory authorities in North America, Europe, Asia, and other jurisdictions around the world.