ISITC Membership

Benefits of ISITC Membership

ISITC is comprised of thousands of individuals from hundreds of companies worldwide, including broker/dealers, custodians, investment managers, and vendors/utilities. Our mission is to develop standards and market practices designed to enhance efficiency across the transaction lifecycle by leveraging the expertise of our members. These standards range from transaction initiation/confirmation through settlement and subsequent downstream processes for corporate actions, reconciliation and securities lending. In addition, the organization focuses on a variety of products and transaction types including OTC Derivatives, Repos, Factor-based Securities and Transfers. ISITC market practices are widely adopted by the industry and enable efficiency gains for the entire community of users.

ISITC provides members with the means to influence the securities transaction process through collaboration with other industry participants. Our members have an unparalleled opportunity to be heard by joining ISITC’s Working Groups covering topics including: Claims and Compensation, Commission Management, Corporate Actions, Investment Funds, OTC Derivatives, Payments, Reconciliation, Reference Data, Securities Lending, Settlements and Technology and Standards. The organization also runs separate Industry Forums for members working at broker/dealers, custodians, investment managers and vendors/utilities. Members benefit from access to vital, up-to-date information on business and industry trends and connections with other industry participants.

Other benefits include:


  • Update and maintain your knowledge of current efforts related to industry standardization for the communication of pre and post trade information
  • Network with industry peers to gain insight into best practice solutions to emerging business needs
  • Influence the direction of industry initiatives to achieve greater efficiencies in your firm and throughout the securities industry
  • Significant discounts to attend valuable ISITC Industry Forums, where much of the collaborative work takes place