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Trade Life Cycle

All the steps involved in a trade, from the point of pre-negotiations and trade execution through to settlement of the trade, are commonly referred to as the trade life cycle. Trade life cycle consists of a series of logical stages and steps.

Trade life cycle has different stages, by which a trade flows through. These detail steps are from the point of order, receipt, execution through to settlement of the trade in a systematic manner. In other words, it is regarded as a series of logical steps which are represented in such a manner where the trade is allowed to go through keeping track of its related objective and importance.

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Account Management

Back office functions include user account management, settlements, clearances, record maintenance, regulatory compliance, accounting, and IT services. Trading system user account management is a process to manage client information and controls the accessibility and roles of user accounts.

Account Management

End of Day Batch

Financial institutions have to perform Start of Day (SOD) process before it can carry out transactions for a specific date. Similarly, the End of Day (EOD) job must be run to process the transaction created during the day. When the scheduled EOD job completes, the system is advanced to the next date automatically. The EOD process can be performed manually, as well as automatically, as scheduled jobs through a job scheduler. The EOD jobs involved closing down daily activities, processing transactions and backing up all data.

End of Day Process

Curve Bootstrapping

Yield curves can be derived from government bonds or LIBOR/swap instruments. The LIBOR/swap term structure offers several advantages over government curves, and is a robust tool for pricing and hedging financial products. Correlations among governments and other fixed-income products have declined, making the swap term structure a more efficient hedging and pricing vehicle.

Curve Construction

Installation Guide

Click the Download button on the menu bar from any page and then click the Download Now link. The installer file “setup.exe” appears, most probably at the bottom left corner of your web browser. Click to open the “setup.exe” and installation starts. Follow the on-screen instruction to finish.

Download and Installation

Back Office

A back office is where work that supports front office work is done. Traditionally, front office staffs are the folks in contact with the consumers or clients, while the back office staffs are the people behind-the-scenes working in administrative or support roles. Back office functions include settlements, clearances, record maintenance, regulatory compliance, accounting, and IR services.

Back Office Process

Back Office Function

Back office operations provide a range of corporate, non-core services, usually at a distance. Routine administrative tasks, customer service and technical support functions are examples of back office operations. (Back office operations are not the same as offshore operations, which establish business entities in tax-free export zones or offshore centres.

Back Office Functions

Data Management

Market data is a broad term for trade-related data. It encompasses a range of information such as price, bid/ask quotes and market volume for financial instruments. Financial firms, traders and investors require such data to execute trades. Market data is generated in real time, which means that it can be used to make quick but informed trading decisions. In the meantime, historical market data are a crucial part of technical analysis, and can be used to project pricing trends and to calculate risk.

Market Data Management

Trade Life Cycle

A trade, also called a deal, is an exchange of financial products from one entity to another. The life cycle of a trade is the fundamental activity of exchanges, investment banks, hedge funds, pension funds and many other financial companies. All the steps involved in a trade, from the point of order placed and trade execution through to settlement of the trade, are commonly referred to as the trade life cycle. Trade life cycle consists of a series of logical stages and steps.

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Trade Life

ll the steps involved in a trade, from the point of pre-negotiations and trade execution through to settlement of the trade, are commonly referred to as the trade life cycle. Trade life cycle consists of a series of logical stages and steps. This presentation gives an overview of trade life cycle process. It also provides user guides and instructions on how to manage trade life cycle procedure in FinPricing

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Trade Termination

rade life cycle has different stages, by which a trade flows through. These detail steps are from the point of order, receipt, execution through to settlement of the trade in a systematic manner. In other words, it is regarded as a series of logical steps which are represented in such a manner where the trade is allowed to go through keeping track of its related objective and importance. This presentation gives an overview of trade life cycle process. It also provides user guides and instructions on how to manage trade life cycle procedure in FinPricing.

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