The National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), a subsidiary of DTCC, provides clearing, settlement, risk management, central counterparty services, and guarantees completion for certain transactions for virtually all broker-to-broker trades involving equities, corporate and municipal debt, American depository receipts, exchange traded fund (ETF), and unit investment trust (UIT) transactions in the U.S. equities markets. DTCC advances new initiatives and drives product and service development that mitigate risk, reduce costs, and enhance processing efficiencies for market participants.