Glossary

Every term between trade and settlement.

DTC FAST

The DTC transfer-agent program that supports electronic book-entry position movement by replacing repeated physical certificate movement with controlled FAST balances.

DTC RAD

A context-dependent DTC term covering reorganization announcement data in corporate actions and Receiver Authorized Delivery controls in settlement.

DTC Settlement Operations

e settlement system operated by the Depository Trust Company (DTC) that executes final book-entry delivery-versus-payment transfers of US securities after NSCC clearing, with end-of-day cash finality through the Federal Reserve.

DTC Settlement Window

The daily DTC operating cycle where book-entry delivery instructions are processed, risk-checked, recycled, and finalized.

DTC vs NSCC

The distinction between NSCC as the clearing and netting layer and DTC as the depository and book-entry settlement layer.

DTCC Digital Asset Tokenization

A DTC service enabling the conversion of book-entry securities into on-chain tokenized entitlements for T+0 settlement and automated collateral management under a 2025 SEC No-Action Letter.

Dual-Rail Settlement Architecture

Dual-rail settlement architecture runs traditional Fedwire and digital USDC settlement in parallel under a single system of record, unified compliance overlay, and automated rail routing.

Enterprise Data Management

Enterprise data management (EDM) in capital markets is the control plane that joins instrument, entity, account, market, calendar, SSI, and price masters so post-trade workflows share one approved version at event time.

ESMA DLT Pilot Regime

The EU regulatory sandbox under Regulation (EU) 2022/858 that authorizes DLT-based market infrastructure under conditional exemptions from MiFID II and CSDR — three operators live as of mid-2025.