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About FINCAD Functions

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Several industry standard calculations are available, including:
      Price from yield
      Yield from price
      Price from yield curve
      Fair value and yield for floating rate note (FRN) bonds
      Price, yield, and analytics for callable bonds
 
 

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To create a new calculation rule: 1.    From

  1. From the Setup workspace, click Rules in the left navigation.

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  1. You see the Rules workspace with the list of available calculation rules.

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  1. On the toolbar, click Create New.

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  1. You see the Creating New Rule dialog box.

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  1. In the ID text box, enter a unique identifier.

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  1. If you leave this option blank, the system assigns a unique identifier.

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  1. In the Name text box, enter a name for the calculation.

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  1. In the Description text box, optionally enter a description of the calculation.

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  1. Set Enabled to allow the use of this rule by the system. Or, clear the check box to block use of this rule.

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  1. Set the Analytics Type check box.
    You can choose Security Level, Cash Flow, or Trade Level types of analytics.

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  1. Set the Include Pricing Center Demand check box, if required.

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  1. Set the Fail Rule when 0 Securities Processed check box, if required.

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  1. Click Next.

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  1. You see the Editing Rule Securities dialog box.

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  1. Specify the securities filter information you wish to use for the rule.

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  1.  Options include:
    –  Security. This is a required option that filters the securities to process.
    –  Entity Criteria. This option filters the entities to process by As Of Date and Entity ID.

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  1. Click Next.

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  1. You see the Editing Rule Calculations dialog box with the names and descriptions on the input and output arguments.

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  1. Specify the calculations you wish to use for the rule.

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  1. Options include:
    –  Calculation. This option selects the calculations used by this rule. When you change this selection, the remaining options are pre-filled with the inputs and outputs defined for the calculation.
    –  Input. This option specifies the argument IDs of the input arguments expected by the calculation.
    –  Output. This option specifies the database fields that store the calculation results.

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  1. Click Save, or click Back to view the previous dialog box.

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  1. You see the refreshed list of available rules.

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Duplicate a Calculation Rule

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