What is unsettled cash?

What is unsettled cash?

The proceeds created by selling a security are considered unsettled funds/unsettled cash from the time you place a trade order until the completion of the settlement period.

Because stocks have a two-business-day settlement period, proceeds generated by selling stock in a cash account are considered unsettled for the two-day period following the trade date  since the sale is not technically completed.


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