Search for the Entity/Security for the Trade

In the Book Trade workspace, you can search for the account and/or security for which you want to process the transaction.You must identify the security at a minimum.

To search for the entity/security for the trade:

1. From the Book Trade workspace, click the Search drop down on the ribbon and select New Search, Last Search, or any saved search. Or, click the double arrow to the right of the workspace to expand the Search Detail pane.
   You see the Search Detail pane.
2. Complete the search criteria.
   You can search by default on Entity ID, Xref Type, and Xref ID. You can click the Add Search Criteria icon to manage your choice of search criteria.
3. Click the Search button in the Search Detail pane.
   You see the search results based on the criteria you selected.
4. In the Grid tab, you can use the options to manage how data displays for the search results.
   After you search for the account and/or security to use for booking the trade, you can select the security and choose the type of transaction you want to process.