It is the process of transferring securities of executed transactions from the seller’s investment portfolio to the buyer’s investment portfolio. Settlement is executed on a gross basis on the securities side and the cash side is netted. This means that the exchange of securities is done between the securities accounts of the participants in the trade transaction (buyer and seller), and the exchange of the funds is done between special accounts intended for settlement of trade transactions of the Edaa members at Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA).