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It may well be that it does take payment processors t+2 days but I think the point remains that it should not.
by db579 6y ago
It may well be that it does take payment processors t+2 days but I think the point remains that it should not.
- MrMan 6y agoThe reasons are a combination of human factors. Technologically it is possible for atomic transactions to be completed far earlier, but commerce is a web of interactions between mostly real humans.
- beezle 6y agoEven if trades settled at T+0 (overnight) there are still rules against good faith and free riding violations in addition to liquidation issues.