🎓 Open to All Graduates & Finance Students · FREE First Workshop for Every College · Individual Students Also Welcome
Post-Trade
Operations in
Investment Banking
A focused deep-dive into everything that happens after a trade is executed — confirmations, settlements, reconciliations, corporate actions, break investigation, and the operational controls that keep investment banks running accurately and compliantly.
About
What This Workshop Covers
This workshop focuses on the critical post-trade activities performed inside investment banks after a trade is executed. Participants learn how banks manage confirmations, settlements, reconciliations, reporting, and operational controls to ensure accurate and timely transaction processing. The content explains both the workflow and the risk reduction practices that underpin operational efficiency — the precise knowledge needed for back office and middle office careers in global financial institutions.
Topics
Fundamentals Covered
Introduction to Post-Trade Operations
What post-trade operations covers, why it is mission-critical, and the teams and systems involved in a typical investment bank back office.
Settlement Processing
Settlement instruction generation, SSI enrichment, CSD/ICSD submission (Euroclear, CDSL, NSDL), matching status monitoring, and settlement date activity.
Trade Confirmation Workflow
Bilateral confirmation via SWIFT, DTCC TradeSuite, and Markitwire — matching criteria, unmatched trade queues, and escalation to the front office.
Reconciliation Processes
Types of reconciliation — nostro cash, depot position, trade-level — frequency, tolerance thresholds, break ageing, and sign-off procedures.
Corporate Actions Overview
Mandatory vs voluntary corporate actions, entitlement calculations, election processing, dividend reconciliation, and impact on open positions.
Custodian & Counterparty Coordination
How operations teams communicate with custodians and counterparties — instruction chasing, failed trade notifications, and settlement dispute resolution.
Trade Break Investigation
Root cause categories for breaks — price, quantity, SSI, timing — break prioritisation by DV01 or settlement value, and documented resolution workflows.
Cash & Position Management
Intraday cash forecasting, nostro balance management, securities position laddering, and how operations monitors exposure throughout the day.
Operational Risk Controls
Four-eyes principle, dual authorisation, segregation of duties, daily P&L attestation, control checklists, and escalation frameworks in post-trade teams.
Reporting Requirements
Internal management reporting, regulatory trade reporting (MiFID II, EMIR, SEBI), client reporting, and the frequency and format of key post-trade reports.
Outcomes
Skills Developed
- Solid post-trade operational knowledge applicable to back and middle office roles
- Exception handling skills — identifying, investigating, and resolving trade breaks
- Understanding of settlement controls and the daily monitoring routines around them
- Coordination and process management across custodians, counterparties, and internal teams
- Risk reduction awareness — recognising operational risk and applying standard controls
First workshop is FREE for every college. Individual students are also welcome to register and attend at no cost for the first session.
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