BondStats
Learn / Convention / Delivery versus Payment
SETTLEMENT

Delivery versus Payment

Links securities delivery and payment so that delivery occurs if and only if payment occurs.

Market use

Designed to reduce principal risk in securities settlement.

What it means

Links securities delivery and payment so that delivery occurs if and only if payment occurs.

Example

The securities and cash legs are coordinated within the settlement arrangement.

How to interpret it

This concept should be read together with its market convention, measurement horizon and underlying instrument. BondStats presents it as an analytical reference rather than investment advice; instrument documentation and primary market rules remain authoritative.

BondStats reference content is independently written. Mathematical relationships, abbreviations and market conventions are presented for educational and analytical use.