The Operations areas perform an array of services related to the centralized, automated handling of securities or "assets" and to the deposit and custody of physical securities. Some of our core functions include trade clearance and settlement, underwriting, corporate actions processing, principal and income payment processing, tax services, and fixed income post-trade processing. Operations areas continually work with DTCC'S product management and technology teams to develop new systems and processes that support our expanding lines of business domestically and globally, enabling servicing solutions around the world and around the clock.