Euroclear Bank is the international central securities depository (ICSD) of the Euroclear Group, based in Brussels, Belgium. It is one of the world's two main ICSDs, the other one being Clearstream Banking SA in Luxembourg.
As of 2018, it was the third-largest CSD by value of securities held, behind only Fedwire Securities Service and the Depository Trust Company, and the world's leading CSD by value of delivery instructions.[1]
History
On 2000-12-31, Euroclear Bank took over the operation of the Euroclear System from Morgan Guaranty, which had initiated it in 1967-1968.[2]
As of 2023, Euroclear Bank maintained branches in Hong Kong, Kraków, and Tokyo as well as representative offices in Beijing, Dubai, Frankfurt, New York, and Singapore.[3]