Risk of Trade Execution
Risk of Trade Execution: Various types of transaction risk may involved due to delay between agreement on a trade and its execution in the securities market Delay is obviously required to execute the transaction Clearing and settlement period E.g., in Nepal : T+3 for equity (Previously it was T+5) and T+0 for bonds Securities market may have mechanism to address those risk to some extent Following types of risks of trade execution 1. Principle risk: Risk to the seller that the buyer will fail to make payment of the securities May occur if there is gap between handing over securities and receiving money Can be eliminated by making delivery against payment (DAP) 2. Replacement Risk Risk that a counterparty will fail to execute an agreement leaving you to find another deal The seller may face loss faced due to; Price fall of the security Cost associated to find another buyer etc. 3. Liquidity Ris