Glossary

Updated 17 October 2016

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) provides this glossary of payments and market infrastructure terminology as a reference to the standard terms and definitions used in connection with payment, clearing, settlement and related arrangements. Current definitions are now shown alongside the previous ones. You can generate a PDF version of the glossary here.

DvP model 3

A securities settlement mechanism that links a securities transfer and a funds transfer in such a way as to ensure that delivery occurs if and only if the corresponding payment occurs. DvP model 3 typically settles both securities and funds on a net basis, with final transfers of both securities and funds occurring at the end of the processing cycle.

Updated: 16 Jun 2015

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DvP model 3

A securities settlement mechanism that links a securities transfer and a funds transfer in such a way as to ensure that delivery occurs if and only if the corresponding payment occurs. DvP model 3 typically settles both securities and funds on a net basis, with final transfers of both securities and funds occurring at the end of the processing cycle.

Updated: 16 Jun 2015

Source documents

 Additional terms that are not included in the main glossary can be found in the previous version of the glossary.