Manage Forward Contracts

In the Forward Contract panel, you can manually add a forward contract. A forward contract is a type of foreign exchange transaction whereby a contract is made to exchange one currency for another at a fixed date in the future at a specified exchange rate. By buying or selling forward contracts, businesses protect themselves against a decrease in the value of a currency they plan to sell at a future date. Forward contracts are not standardized and are not traded on organized exchanges.

Forward contracts have two security master records, which are automatically created when you add the forward contract. One security master record represents the buy side of the transaction. The other represents the sell side of the transaction. The sell side and buy side transactions are linked together by a shared Primary Asset ID. You must configure your Eagle environment to allow duplicate Primary Asset IDs. See the Add Security Cross Reference Configurations page for more information.

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This article assumes you are familiar with the entity elections that have been made for processing forward contracts.

Add Forward Contracts

To manually add a Forward Contract:

From any Eagle window, click the Eagle Navigator button to access the Eagle Navigator.
Enter Issue Viewer in the Start Search text box.
Click the Issue Viewer link to access the tool.
You see the Issue Viewer tool.
Click Add.
Click Equities and Derivatives/Forward Contract.
You see the Forward Contract panel.
Complete the options on the Forward Contract panel.
The following fields are required to set up a forward contract: Primary Asset ID Type, Primary Asset ID, Sell Currency, Buy Currency, and Maturity Date.
Click Submit.

Change Forward Contracts

Some fields are locked when there is an existing position on the security. This is because a change would impact the existing position. These fields include Asset Currency, Investment Type, Processing Security Type, Quantity Type, Price Multiplier, and Quantity Scale. Other fields are locked so they cannot be changed. See the About Locked Security Master Record Fields page for more information.

If you need to change a security master record, Eagle recommends canceling the security, making changes to the security master record, and rebooking the security.

To manually change a forward contract:

From any Eagle window, click the Eagle Navigator button to access the Eagle Navigator.
Enter Issue Viewer in the Start Search text box.
Click the Issue Viewer link to access the tool.
You see the Issue Viewer tool.
Enter the query parameters and click Search.
You see a list of security records that meet your selection criteria in the Query Result window.
Select the security record you want to update and click Change/Forward Contract. Or double click the security record.
You see the Change Forward Contract panel.
Change the options on the Change Forward Contract panel.
Click Submit.

Forward Contract Panel Options

The following are the options in the Forward Contract panel. Note options may vary according to your selections.

Option	Tag	Description
SRM Status Flag
Release Status	614	Displays the release status of the Security Reference Manager (SRM) record. This field is null when adding a new security.
Validation Process Flag	4569	Flags records that have been reviewed in the Security Reference Manager (SRM).
Authorize Flag	11742	Flags records that have been authorized.
Forward Sell Identification
Forward Issue Name (Sell Side)	961	Specifies the name of the sell side currency.
Forward Issue Description (Sell Side)	962	Describes the sell side currency.
Ticker	13	Specifies the sell side ticker.
Primary Asset ID Type	1432	Specifies the primary asset identifier type for the security, such as CUSIP, ISIN, and SEDOL.
Primary Asset ID	14	Specifies the primary asset identifier for the security.
Alt Asset ID Type	5501	Specifies an alternate asset identifier type for sell side the security.
Alt Asset ID	1795	Specifies the alternate asset identifier for the security.
Sell Currency	363	Specifies the currency in which you are selling.
Buy/Sell Indicator	1377	Determines what currency you are buying or selling. Options include:  Buy  Sell
Look Thru Value	1808	Specifies the underlying security.
Look Thru Ind	1776	Used to view exposure to the underlying security, index, or portfolio.
Forward Sell Xreference Identification
FWDXREF	1952	Specifies the unique identifier for the forward contract.
INTERNAL	1955	Specifies the internal identifier for the forward contract.
Forward Buy Identification
Forward Issue Name (Buy Side)	1104	Specifies the name of the buy side currency.
Forward Issue Description (Buy Side)	351	Describes the buy side currency.
Ticker	360	Specifies the buy side ticker.
Primary Asset ID Type	1103	Specifies the primary asset identifier type of the buy side security, such as CUSIP, ISIN, and SEDOL.
Primary Asset ID	364	Specifies the primary asset identifier type of the buy side security.
Alt Asset ID Type	2292	Specifies the alternate asset identifier type of the buy side security.
Alt Asset ID	2294	Specifies the alternate asset identifier of the buy side security.
Buy Currency	313	Specifies the currency in which you are buying.
Buy/Sell Indicator	2284	Determines what currency you are buying or selling. Options include: Buy Sell
Look Thru Value	2290	Specifies the underlying security.
Look Thru Ind	2291	Used to view exposure to the underlying security, index, or portfolio.
Forward Buy Xreference Identification
FWDXREF	2300	Specifies the unique identifier for the forward contract.
INTERNAL	5300	Specifies the internal identifier for the forward contract.
Forward Details
Investment Type	11	Specifies the investment type. For example, FWD, for forward contract.
Processing Security Type	3931	Displays the code value that the system uses to determine the type of security you are adding. For example, FWXXXX, for forward contract.
Security Type	82	Specifies the type of security.
Sub Security Type	1464	Specifies the sub security type.
Risk Classification Type	11584	Specifies the risk classification type for the security. This value allows funds to disclose the primary type of underlying risk within derivatives contracts and hedging activity, such as interest rate risk, credit risk, and so on. The FAS 161 report uses this information. You can select any value defined for the RISK_TYPE code category.
Granularity Category	11476	Specifies the asset's classification for ledger granularity purposes. If the security attributes available for ledger granularity account breakouts (security type, long/short indicator, Federal tax indicator, market sector description, affiliated/unaffiliated, and issue country) do not provide enough detail, you can use a granularity category to classify the asset for ledger reporting. Code values are maintained under the GRANULARITY_CAT code category.
Cost Basis Rule Type	2817	Specifies the cost basis rule type for cost basis reporting.
Quantity Type	12	Specifies the quantity generally accepted as a standard for exchange, such as shares and par.
Price Multiplier	18	Determines what the system uses for a price. You should not change this value once a position exists.
Quantity Scale	19	Calculates the ratio of units bought to units used for earnings. The default is 1, so that 1 unit of par purchased equals one unit of earnings. You should not change this value once a position exists.
Maturity Date	38	Specifies the date the security matures (repays all outstanding principal and stops earning interest).
Match Broker Indicator	3913	Indicates whether you want to match the broker. This field is linked to the Forward Position by Broker field that appears on the entity. If the broker is unique in each transaction, you will have multiple security master records for each forward trade with the same sell currency, buy currency, and maturity date.
Inactive Flag	11043	Indicates whether the security is inactive. Options include: Yes. The system reports the forward as inactive. No. The system reports the forward as active. NOTE: If this field is set to Yes, no trades are allowed.