At the heart of the UK and international securities markets, Euroclear UK & International delivers the safe, efficient and connected post‑trade services our clients rely on. As a proven financial market infrastructure, we combine legal certainty, operational resilience and end‑to‑end services to help you reduce risk, streamline operations and unlock greater value from your assets.
Euroclear UK & International
Euroclear at the heart of the UK capital markets
As a market participant, you expect your securities trades to be settled safely, efficiently and at low cost. That’s what we offer as the Central Securities Depository (CSD) for the UK markets. Our CREST system minimises counterparty and operational risk for your activities and the market with high levels of efficiency.
From order routing and management through to settlement and asset servicing, our integrated fund solution connects each stage of the process. By removing friction and increasing automation, we help you simplify complexity and scale with ease.
Our robust reporting capabilities support clear oversight and regulatory compliance, including the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) transaction reporting on behalf of investment firms. Accurate, timely data gives you clarity across your activity.
We support you across the entire fund and securities lifecycle, from income, tax to corporate actions, our scalable infrastructure and market expertise help you manage assets consistently and reliably over time.
Unlock additional value with our collateral management, securities lending and settlement solutions. We help you optimise asset usage, improve liquidity and manage capital more efficiently in changing market conditions.
Transaction processing includes the following services:
- Settlement
- Transaction reporting
- Stamp duty collection
- Settlement discipline
Asset Servicing includes the following services:
- Income
- Tax
- Corporate actions
Funds Message Routing includes the following services:
- Order routing
- Reconciliations
- Re-registrations
- Central sponsor input for settlement
See our group funds offerings
Our operating model is highly resilient with good levels of fault tolerance.
We provide settlement services:
- via CREST, our DvP Model 1 settlement system (we simultaneously transfer securities/funds from the seller to the buyer while sending the proceeds from the buyer to the seller)
- against payment in either GBP, EUR or USD Central Bank Money
The CREST Courier service supports a direct holding model to ensure that you have the choice to have your name on the legal register.
Altogether, this gives you absolute certainty of ownership and a complete view of the transaction lifecycle.
We offer several types of membership both for companies and private individuals.
