4.1.1 Specifying Trade Details

The following details are defaulted for a new trade.
  • External Contract Ref No which indicates the reference number in the external system Loans QT.
  • Upload reference number and User reference number.
  • Product code, department and treasury details.
  • Branch, desk, expense code and portfolio details.
  • Position identifier and position qualifier.
  • Booking date of the trade.

The trade reference number gets generated on successful processing of the trade contract.

You can specify the following details related to the trade, in Trade Online screen. For more information on fields, refer to the field description table.

Table 4-2 Trade Details

Field Description
CUSIP/ISIN Specify the unique reference number indicating the facility to be associated with the deal. You can specify either a new CUSIP number or an existing CUSIP whose details are already captured in the LB module.
Facility Name Specify a name for the facility, if you are entering a new CUSIP. For existing CUSIP, the related facility name gets defaulted here.
Ticket Id Specify a ticket Id to be associated with the trade. Many trades can be grouped together under one ticket.

All trades under the same ticket must have same trade date, expected settlement date and counterparty. In case of line trades, the counterparty can be different.

Note:

Ticket Id can be NULL if the trade originated as part of agency creation.
Cascade Participation This option is selected by default. You can deselect this check box if the trade is Non Pro-rata CUSIP and the agency details are not available in the system. This is applicable only for Par and Distress types of trade.
For the trades in the Non Pro-rata, the DCF computation is considered as follows:
  • DCF-FIX-MARGIN - Applicable only for Par trades.
  • DCF-FIX-INT and DCF-FIX-COC – Applicable for Distress trades.