Work with Security Trades

Watch the Trade Management: Security Trades Tutorial

View the "Trade Management: Security Trades" Quick Reference Guide

 

ClosedEdit a security trade 

  1. Click the Trades tab, click the Security Trades tab, and then double-click a security trade.

  2. On the Details tab, edit the Trade Info, Dealer, and Pair-Offs sections as needed, and then click the Save icon.

ClosedDuplicate a security trade 

When you duplicate a trade, information from the Details and Pricing tabs are copied to the new trade. Assigned loans, notes, and history are not copied.

  1. Click the Trades tab, and then click the Security Trades tab.

  2. Select a trade and click the Duplicate icon.

    • The new trade opens on the Details tab.

  3. Enter a Security ID for the new trade.

  4. Assign eligible loans, and make additional changes to the trade information as required.

  5. When finished updating the new security trade, click the Save icon.

    • The trade is added to the Security Trades list.

ClosedLock and unlock a security trade

When you lock a security trade, no loan trades can be assigned to, or removed from, the trade. You can still edit the security trade and save updates to both the security trade and its assigned loan trades.

  1. Click the Trades tab, and then click the Security Trades tab.

  2. Select a trade, and then click Lock/Unlock.

  3. Click Yes in response to the confirmation message.

    • A lock icon displays to the left of the trade on the Trades list.

  4. To unlock a trade, select a trade, and then click Lock/Unlock.

  5. Click Yes in response to the confirmation message.

ClosedArchive a security trade

  1. Click the Trades tab, and then click the Security Trades tab.

  2. Select a trade and click Archive.

  3. Click Yes in response to the confirmation message.

  4. If the trade status is not Purchased, you will be also be asked to confirm that you want to archive the trade.

  5. To view archived trades, select Archived Trades from the View list.

  6. To return an archived trade to the Current Trades list, select a trade on the Archived Trades list, click Move to Current, and then click Yes in response to the confirmation message.

ClosedAdd notes

  1. Click the Trades tab, and then click the Security Trades tab.

  2. Double-click a security trade, and then click the Notes/History tab.

  3. Click the Date Stamp button, and then type the required notes.

ClosedExport selected security trade entries to Excel

  1. Click the Trades tab, and then click the Security Trades tab.

  2. Select one or more trades.

  3. Click the Excel icon .

    • Or, on the menu bar, click the Security Trades menu, point to Export Trade to Excel, and then click Selected Trades Only.

ClosedExport all security trade entries to Excel

  1. Click the Trades tab, and then click the Security Trades tab.

  2. On the menu bar, click the Security Trades menu, point to Export Trade to Excel, and then click All Trades on All Pages.

ClosedPrint entries

  1. Click the Trades tab, and then click the Security Trades tab.

  2. Select one or more trades, and then click the Print icon.

ClosedView trade history

  1. Click the Trades tab, and then click the Security Trades tab.

  2. Double-click a security trade, and then click the Notes/History tab.

  3. The History section displays entries for each trade event.

  4. To export the history to a .csv file, click the Excel icon.

ClosedUnassign a loan trade from a security trade

  1. Click the Trades tab, click the Security Trades tab, and then double-click a security trade.

  2. In the Loan trades section, select a loan trade, click the Unassign button, and then click Yes when the confirmation message displays.

ClosedCustomize Your Security Trades View

When viewing a security trade, you can customize the information that is displayed and how it is displayed. You can then save the configuration as the default view that displays whenever you open a security trade.

When you export contract entries to Microsoft Excel, use the customizable view to configure the information that will be exported and the order of the columns that will display in the Excel spreadsheet.

ClosedAccess a security trade

  • Click the Trades tab, click the Security Trades tab, and then double-click a security trade.

ClosedAdd or remove columns

  1. Right-click a column header, and then click Customize Columns.

  2. To remove a column, clear the corresponding checkbox.

  3. To add a column, select the corresponding checkbox.

  4. Click OK.

ClosedChange the column order

Click and then drag a column to the desired location.

-OR-

  1. Right-click a column header, and then click Customize Columns.

  2. On the Customize Columns window, select a column name in the list.

  3. Click the up arrow or down arrow in the upper-right corner to move the column up or down in the list.

    The column at the top of the list displays on the far left of the table. The remaining columns display from left to right according to their list order.

  4. Click OK.

ClosedSorting the data

  1. Click a column header to display data in ascending order based on the information in the column.

  2. Alternately click the header to sort the data in descending or ascending order.

    Example: Click the Assigned Date column to display loans in chronological order. with the loans with the highest amounts at the bottom. Click the header again to display the highest amounts at the top.

     You can sort loans based on two levels of loan data. For example, on the Pipeline you can sort loans based on the loan amount and the last finished milestone. First, click the Loan Amount column header to sort by ascending loan amount. Then, click the Last Finished Milestone column header. The loans are sorted by last finished milestone, and the loans within each milestone group are sorted in ascending order by loan amount.

ClosedSave the View

  • After you have set up the data to your specifications, click the Save icon.