Entities trading Futures need three specific pieces of data, which can be populated using Create/Edit Entity or Add/Change Entity.
- Lot Selection Method (27): multi-lot Future positions are often closed using
Modified FIFO(MFIFO), which is a variation of FIFO that closes lowest cost lots first when relieving multiple open lots from a given date- If Futures are going to be comingled with other securities, you may have to set up a Mixed Cost Basis Rule to enforce MFIFO specifically for Futures, as described in Manage Mixed Cost Basis Rules
- Regular FIFO only considers the Event Sequence (126) when relieving multiple open lots from a given date
- Details about MFIFO and other lot relief methods are available in Understand Lot Selection Methods
- Futures & Options with Margin Transaction Fees (3889): this only affects Futures with VM and allows the commission and fees to be either included or excluded in cost for gain/loss calculations
- Net Futures Positions (632)
Yes: long and short trades are netted to a single long position (all trades are considered long, with negative units if a position or trade is short)- This is allowed even if Tech Short Eligible (57) =
No, which would typically prevent negative units
- This is allowed even if Tech Short Eligible (57) =
No: long and short trades create two separate position rows (trades and positions are considered long or short, always with positive units)
- Futures Clearing Broker (634): there can only be one Clearing Broker per futures trade
- The trade panel will automatically default to this value, but it can be overridden if necessary
Some clients have a requirement to process the same Future with VM in certain funds and without VM in others. This can be accomplished by using a Variation Margin Override Rule. Refer to Override a Security's Variation Margin Setting for an Entity for details.
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