depository trust company

depository trust company definition - finance
A company that is collectively owned by banks and broker-dealers for the purpose of holding the securities of its shareholders and clients. The company also arranges for the receipt, delivery, and settlement of securities transactions.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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