Clearing – A business concept

Clearing – A business concept

Unravel the mystery behind clearing. Why we use clearing accounts. Find the relevance of word "Clearing" in business context.

In banking and finance,

Clearing denotes all activities from the time a commitment is made for a transaction until it is settled.

In trading, clearing is necessary because the speed of trades is much faster than the cycle time for completing the underlying transaction.

For example once a buyer agrees to buy, he can issue a cheque to the seller as proof of commitment. The seller need to get this cheque cleared through the banking system to turn the promise of payment into actual movement of money from one bank to another. This example is generally referred to as cheque clearing.

Some other examples of clearing are securities clearing, cash clearing etc.

Clearing – A business concept

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