Specifies the trade's research fee in local currency. The research fee is not included in the cost of the trade. These fees create a receivable for the fund. The system relieves the receivable when the fund manager reimburses the fund. When you define a research fee, the system creates two Cash rows for trade. One Cash row is for the trade and the other Cash row is for the research fee. The research fee Cash row has an event type of RESEARCH_FEE.

After you specify a value, the system updates the Base Net Amount value accordingly. Also, the Ledger Notes field appears in the Other Information area.

• Yes. The system automatically settles the trade, coupon, and miscellaneous income and expenses. The system retrieves the settle date FX rate if the local currency does not equal base and generates a trade to settle date gain/loss.
• No. Default. The system does not automatically settle the trade, coupon, and miscellaneous income and expenses. You must schedule the settlement for these transactions using the Run Contract Cash global panel. Or, manually settle the transactions using the Run Multiple Settlements panel. If you use cash segregation based on actual cash settlements, you can schedule settlements using the Run Cash Auto Match panel and create settlements manually using Cash Matching. 

Specifies the name of the custodian bank responsible for the trade. The field lookup allows you to select the custodians that have bank account relationships defined for the entity or for the composite associated with the entity. When you select a value, the system displays values for the Custody Bank Account Number field, Custody Bank Subaccount field, Cash Account Name field and Cash Account Number field, based on the bank account relationships and cash account relationships that apply to the transaction.

NOTE: You must establish a relationship between the custodian bank and your entity prior to booking the trade.

Specifies  the account number of the cash account for the custodian. If you use cash segregation, you hold the cash for the trade in this account for the custody basis. The system displays a cash account number based on the cash account relationships that apply to the transaction, but you can override it. It selects the cash account relationship for the transaction based on the transaction's cash account type, currency, and long/short indicator. The lookup displays valid cash account relationships that apply to the transaction. 

• Trading. Assets are acquired to earn a short term trading profit from market movements. The accounting method is market value.
• Available for Sale. Assets are not planned to be held until maturity and may be sold. The accounting method is market value.
• Held to Maturity. Assets are planned to be held until maturity. The accounting method is amortized cost. You cannot select this option for a common stock or open end mutual fund.

• Short Term. Identifies a short term holding. If the Holding Term Method field (tag 11479) in the trade's accounting basis has a value of 90 days, a short term holding term is 91 days to a year. If the Holding Term Method field has a value of 3 months, a short term holding term is 3 full months to a year.
• Cash Equivalent. Identifies a cash equivalent holding. If the Holding Term Method field (tag 11479) in the trade's accounting basis has a value of 90 days, a cash equivalent holding term is 90 days or less. If the Holding Term Method field has a value of 3 months, a cash equivalent holding term is 3 full months or less.

• Fair Value Option. Indicates the trade was previously held in a regulatory category of Fair Value Option, used for instruments managed on a fair value basis.
• Held for Trading. Indicates the trade was previously held in a regulatory category of Held for Trading, used for instruments held with the intent of selling them.

Specifies the transaction’s effective date for performance measurement purposes. Represents the performance effective date of a cash flow.

• First In First Out (FIFO). Lots acquired first are sold first. The oldest lot is sold first based on the holding date. If you set the accounting basis Cost Basis Covered Indicator field (tag 2818) to Y, unknown cost lots are relieved first. The oldest cost lot is sold first based on the holding date.
• Last In First Out (LIFO). Lots acquired last are sold first. The most recent lot is sold first based on the holding date. If multiple lots share the same holding date, the lot with the greatest event sequence is relieved first. The event sequence, set internally by the system, indicates the processing order of transactions within the same position.
• High Amortized Cost or High Cost (HCLOT). The lots with the highest current cost are sold first. The system uses current unit cost, which includes amortization for debt securities. This method relieves the lots that can generate the maximum loss or the minimal gain.
• Low Amortized Cost or Low Cost (LCLOT). The lots with the lowest current cost are sold first. The system uses current unit cost, which includes amortization for debt securities. This method relieves the lots that can generate the minimal loss or the maximum gain.
• High Original Cost (HORIG). The lots with the highest original cost are sold first. The system uses the original unit base cost of the open lots. It relieves the lots that can generate the maximum loss or the minimal gain.
• Low Original Cost (LORIG). The lots with the lowest original cost are sold first. The system uses the original unit base cost of the open lots. It relieves the lots that can generate the minimal loss or the maximum gain.
• Identified Lot (IDLOT). The specified lot or lots are sold first, which determines cost and tax implications. You can optimize this option to specific tax situations by selecting the specific lots to be sold. If you select this method, the lower pane in the panel displays lot details for each available lot, as determined by the entity's controlling basis. If no controlling basis exists, it displays lots for the primary basis. You must specify the quantity for one or more lots that you want to relieve. The total quantity you specify for the open lots must match the quantity entered for the total close. The close trade relieves the selected lots in each of the entity's accounting bases, and keeps the lot structures in sync. The system uses the lot's Orig Event ID field (tag 457) to match a single open lot in one basis to corresponding multiple open lots in another basis, as needed. This can occur for lots fractured as a result of wash sale processing.
• Best Tax. The lots are selected and sold with the objective of taking losses first (short term then long term) and gains last (long term then short term). Lots are sold in the following order:

1. 1. 1. Short term Losses. Lots that reflect a short term loss are sold first, beginning with lots that generate the greatest short term loss down to the least short term loss.
      2. Long term Losses. Lots that reflect a long term loss are sold, beginning with lots that generate the greatest long term loss down to the least long term loss.
      3. Short term No Gains or Losses. Short term lots that reflect no gain or loss.
      4. Long term No Gains or Losses. Long term lots that reflect no gain or loss.
      5. Long Term Gains. Lots that reflect a long term gain, beginning with lots that generate the least long term gain up to the greatest long term gain.
      6. Short Term Gains. Lots that reflect a short term gain, beginning with lots that generate the least short term gain up to the greatest short term gain.

• Tax Advantage (TXADV). The lots with the lowest tax liability are sold first to minimize tax liability.
• Versus Purchases (VSP). The lots are selected and sold based on lot purchase characteristics, such as the target purchase date and the target purchase price. This option must be specified at the trade level.
• Pro Rata. The lots are selected and sold based on a proportionate allocation.
• Tax Efficiency. The lots with the lowest tax liability are sold first to minimize tax liability. The system calculates the tax liability based on the manipulation of entity level tax factors for long and short term gains, long and short term losses, and currency gains. The system also incorporates the wash sale disallowance effect and considers the overall tax implications of closing each individual lot.
• Modified FIFO (MFIFO). The open lots with the same original acquisition date (tag 216) as the close transaction are sold first, starting with the lots with the lowest unit cost local. If there are no open lots with the same acquisition date as the close transaction, or all same day lots have been sold, the oldest open lots are sold first based on the acquisition date. Within a single acquisition date, the lots with the lowest unit cost local are sold first.