Continuous Net Settlement

continuous net settlement (CNS) investment & finance definition
The settlement of securities transactions among brokers and dealers in which all transactions are netted out by the National Securities Clearing Corporation in order to minimize the ...

Continuous Net Settlement - The continuous net settlement is also known as a CNS.

Continuous net settlement: The offsetting of payments and certificates when multiple trades involving a particular security have the same two parties on opposing sides. Used by registered clearing agencies.

Continuous net settlement (CNS)
Method of securities clearing and settlement using a clearing house, which matches transactions to securities available, resulting in one net receive or deliver position at the end of the day.

See also: Settlement, Investment, Trading, Short, Order