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How blockchain could reshape asset management

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Technology could play a key role in enabling shares to settle instantly following a trade.

When a group of retail traders on the social network website Reddit created a trading frenzy in shares issued by US videogame retailer Gamestop, the ensuing volatility – which saw some retail brokers suspend trading in the shares – reignited a debate about the time it takes for trades to settle.

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