n NISM Certifications
VII NISM Series VII
Medium

For a sale transaction, the seller transfers the securities to the broker and the broker transfers these securities to the _______.

Practice question from NISM Series VII Mock Test 3 — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. A

    Buyer

  2. B

    Exchange

  3. Clearing Agency

    Correct answer

  4. D

    Clearing Bank

Why this is the answer

After a trade is executed, the seller instructs their Depository Participant (DP) to move securities to the broker’s account. The broker then transfers these to the Clearing Agency. On pay-out, the Clearing Corporation moves securities to the buying broker, who transfers them to the buyer.

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