This is an advanced question: During the settlement of an international securities transaction, a bank receives a partial settlement under a market using T+1 settlement, while the receiving custodian reports a mismatch in the Standing Settlement Instructions (SSI). Which sequence of back-office actions best aligns with industry best practice?

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Delay all future trades with the counterparty until the failed trade automatically expires.

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Immediately cancel the trade and rebook it with the original trade date.

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Transfer responsibility for the failed settlement to the middle office because trade validation has already been completed, allowing the back office to focus on end-of-day accounting and cash reconciliation while awaiting updated settlement instructions.

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Ask the investment banker who originated the trade to renegotiate settlement terms with the client.

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Reconcile the trade details, validate the SSI, investigate the settlement mismatch with the custodian and counterparty, process any partial settlement correctly, and monitor the remaining failed position until resolved.

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