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- In the Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Transactions > TradesTrades > Book Trade/Rebook Trade > Book Trade.
You see the Book Trade workspace. - Complete the options in the Search Details pane and click Search.
You see the search results based on the criteria you selected. - Select the row with the security you want to trade.
- On the Book Trade tab, in the Actions group, click Action Rules, point to Open, and then click (Long) Future without Variation Margin or (Short) Future without Variation Margin.
You see the Open Future panel. - Complete the options on the Open Future panel.
- Click Submit.
Once the trade is booked, it follows all core accounting processes. The system uses the core cost tags to store the notional cost values at the position, open, and close Cost object levels for futures.