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VII NISM Series VII
Medium

The account used to receive shares from selling clients and send shares to buying clients is known as _______.

Practice question from NISM Series VII Mock Test 2 — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. A

    Common Account

  2. Pool Account

    Correct answer

  3. C

    Receipt and Delivery Account

  4. D

    Clearing Account

Why this is the answer

Clearing members maintain a settlement pool account with depositories (CDSL and NSDL). This pool account is used to deliver securities to the clearing corporation for pay-in obligations and receive pay-out of securities, serving as an intermediary for client settlements.

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