Book Trades for Discount Bonds
In the Discount Bond panel, you can manually book an open (buy or short sell) and close (sell or buy to cover) trade for a long and short term discount bond.
This article assumes you are familiar with the entity and security level elections that have been made for processing long/short term discount bonds.
Book Open Trades for Long or Short Term Discount Bonds
To manually book an open trade for a long/short term discount bond:
In Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Transactions > Trades > Book Trade/Rebook Trade > Book Trade.Â
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 click Buy or Short Sell.
You see the Open Discount Bond (LT/ST) panel.Complete the options on the Open Discount Bond (LT/ST) panel.
Click Submit.
Once the trade is booked, it follows all core accounting processes.
Open Discount Bond (LT/ST) Panel Options
The following are the options in the Open Discount Bond (LT/ST) panel. Note options may vary according to your selections.
Option | Tag | Description |
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Entity Information | Â | Â |
Entity ID | 1163 | Specifies the unique identifier of the entity. |
Entity Name | 1164 | Specifies the name of the entity. |
Base Currency | 86 | Displays the base currency of the entity. |
Issue Information | Â | Â |
Trade Date | 35 | Specifies the effective date of the trade. The trade date cannot be greater than the post date, accounting date, or settlement date. |
Accounting Date | 36 | Specifies the date the trade is reported and has an effect on the entity's holdings and cash balances. The accounting date must be greater than the trade date. |
Monthly Accounting Date | 4733 | Displays the month end accounting date. |
Settlement Date | 37 | Specifies the date the trade is settled. |
Event Type | 55 | Displays the business intent of the transaction. |
Long/Short Indicator | 15 | Displays an L (long) or S (short) to indicate whether the position is long or short. |
Cross Reference Type | 1234 | Specifies the cross reference type associated with the security. |
Issue Name | 961 | Specifies the name of the security. |
Ticker | 13 | Specifies the trade ticker of the security. |
Cross Reference ID | 1233 | Specifies the cross reference identifier associated with the security. |
Instrument Type | 11 | Displays the instrument type. |
Security Type | 82 | Displays the security type of the asset. |
Issue Currency | 85 | Displays the local currency of the security. |
Maturity Date | 38 | Displays the date the final principal payment is due on the debt instrument. |
Coupon Rate | 70 | Displays the rate at which the security accrues interest. It is expressed as an annual rate. |
Accounting Information | Â | Â |
Calculate Yield Indicator | 7000 | Specifies how accrued interest is calculated. You must specify a value for this field. It cannot be null (empty). Options include:
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Par Value | 40 | Specifies the current quantity of the trade. The value in this field must be greater than zero. |
Price per $100 of Par Value | 45 | Specifies the price of the security per unit. The value in this field must be greater than zero. |
Amort Yield | 75 | Displays the rate at which a bond accretes discount or amortizes premium. It is expressed as an annual rate. NOTE: Amortization, amortization yield, and interest only income are not calculated for short positions, as specified in the Long/Short Indicator field. |
Trade Yield | 9430 | Specifies the yield calculated on the trade. |
Discount Rate | 1314 | Specifies the discount rate at which the short term discount security was purchased. |
Principal | 165 | Displays the principal amount based on the following formula: (Current Shares * Quantity Scale ) * (Price * Price Factor)). This product is rounded to the local currency precision. |
Implied Commission | 78 | Indicates if commission is included in the price. Options include:
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Commission | 47 | Specifies the amount of the trade commission. |
Tax Amount | 46 | Specifies the tax amount on the transaction. |
Stamp Duty Tax | 51 | Specifies the stamp duty amount on the transaction. |
Research Fees | 17464 | 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. |
Other Fee | 3752 | Specifies any additional fees on the transaction. |
Ex-Interest Coupon Recognition Date | 16311 | Displays the Ex-Interest Coupon Recognition Date value for the entity to indicate whether the system can create coupons posted on ex-date rather than on coupon day for the entity. Otherwise, no value appears. For more information, see About Ex Interest Processing. Options include:
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Traded Interest | 49 | Specifies the interest accrued for the period's last coupon date, dated date, or issue date through the settlement date. |
Local Net Amount | 50 | Displays the net amount of the trade based on the following formula: Principle + Fees. |
Settlement Currency | 63 | Displays the currency in which the trade is settled. |
Settlement Net Amount | 64 | Displays the actual settled amount of the trade. The value must be greater than zero. NOTE: You must enter a value in this field if the values in the Base Currency, Settlement Currency, and Issue Currency fields are all different. |
Local to Base FX Rate | 87 | Displays the foreign exchange rate used to calculate the net base amount. The value must be greater than zero. |
Base Net Amount | 478 | Displays the base amount of the trade. This amount is calculated based on the following formula: Local Net Amount / Local to Base FX Rate. The value must be greater than zero. |
Settlement Information | Â | Â |
Auto Settle Trade Indicator | 58 | Indicates whether the system settles the trade, coupon, and miscellaneous income and expenses automatically. If the entity's Auto Settle Indicator field is set to Yes, as specified on the Create/Edit Entity or Create Master Fund panels, the system creates a settlement when the trade is processed. There is no trade to settle date gain/loss. This applies even if the settlement date is in the future. Eagle recommends that you set the Auto Settle Indicator field to No for the entity and trade panels. Options include:
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Broker Name | 1235 | Specifies the name of the primary broker. |
Broker Code | 88 | Specifies the code that represents the broker. The system allows you to add additional broker codes. |
Clearing Broker | 1236 | Specifies the name of the clearing broker, if different from the trade broker. |
Clearing Broker Code | 1237 | Specifies the code for the clearing broker. |
Custodian Bank Name | 1146 | 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. |
Custodian Bank Code | 1240 | Specifies the code of the custodian bank. |
Custody Bank Account Number | 1660 | Specifies the custodian bank primary account number. The panel displays the value associated with the selected bank account relationship for the custodian. |
Custody Bank Subaccount | 1661 | Displays the custodian bank subaccount number. When you use cash segregation, the panel displays a value of OTHER as the custodian bank subaccount number for the transaction. |
Cash Account Name | 11696 | Specifies the name 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 name 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. |
Cash Account Number | 11697 | 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. |
Settle Instructions 1 | 1897 | Allows you to add settlement notes. |
Settle Instructions 2 | 1898 | Allows you to add settlement notes. |
Settle Instructions 3 | 1899 | Allows you to add settlement notes. |
Settle Instructions 4 | 1900 | Allows you to add settlement notes. |
Settle Location | 43 | Specifies the location in which the trade is settled. |
Other Information | Â | Â |
Transaction Notes | 56 | Contains user defined information about the trade. |
Original Trade Ticket Number | 761 | Contains the trade ticket identification number. The system uses it during processing. For example, IDLOT close or cancel events use this number to locate an open lot. |
Regulatory Intent | 8915 | If you now hold the trade in an entity/accounting basis with the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) regulatory category of Fair Value Profit Loss (FVPL) but previously held the trade in an entity/accounting basis with the old regulatory category of Fair Value Option (FVO) or Held for Trading (HFT), you can identify the old regulatory category specified for the trade at the entity/accounting basis level. You can specify a value for reporting purposes only. Options include:
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Pending Trade Flag | 3695 | Specifies whether the trade is eligible for pending trade processing prior to processing by the STAR accounting engine. If you use pending trade processing, the system can assign this value to incoming transactions that meet pending trade rule detail criteria. Or an incoming transaction can include this value. This field is hidden. Options include Y and N. |
Pending Trade Status | 3720 | Specifies the trade's transaction status for pending trade processing prior to processing by the STAR accounting engine. If you use pending trade processing, the system can assign a value of Pending to incoming transactions that meet pending trade rule detail criteria. Or an incoming transaction can include a value of Pending or a custom pending transaction status value defined in the PEND_TRD_STATUS code category. The default status is Pending if no status is provided. This field is hidden. |
Holding Term | 9091 | Specifies the holding term for the trade based on the number of days between the original acquisition date (tag 216) and the maturity date (tag 35) on the lot. If you use ledger reporting based on ledger granularity rules to break out accounts by holding term, the system uses this value to identify the holding term for trades related to bonds and preferred stocks. Eagle Accounting's core transaction processing calculates the holding term for you, but you can manually override the value displayed in this field. Eagle Insurance clients that use ledger granularity rules have the system calculate the holding term based on the schedule associated with a lot. Options include:
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User Defined Priority | 2862 | Specifies the user generated number that determines the event sub priority. That is, after the system accounts for the event sequence and corporate action sequence. |
Order Number | 1092 | Specifies the order number of the transaction. This can be the same for multiple lots. |
Ledger Notes | 1308 | Displays the security's primary asset ID (tag 14) and the trade ticket identification number (tag 761). This field appears if you specify a Research Fees field value for the trade. The system stores this information on Cost and Cash rows in order to tie each research fee Cash row back to the originating trade. |
Book Close Trades for Long or Short Term Discount Bonds
To manually book a close trade for a long/short term discount bond:
In Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Transactions > Trades > Book Trade/Rebook Trade > Book Trade.Â
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 Close, and click Sell or Buy to Cover.
You see the Close Discount Bond (LT/ST) panel.Complete the options on the Close Discount Bond (LT/ST) panel.
Click Submit.
Close Discount Bond (LT/ST) Panel Options
The following are the unique options in the Close Discount Bond (LT/ST) panel. See the Open Discount Bond (LT/ST) Panel Options section for more information about other options.Â
Option | Tag | Description |
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Accounting Information | Â | Â |
Position Par Value | 122 | Displays the current quantity of the position. The value in this field must be greater than zero. |
Lot Selection Method | 27 | Specifies the lot selection method the system uses to relieve (sell) lots of a security held by the entity. Options include:
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Prorata Noncredit Loss Reduction | 16157 | Indicates whether any noncredit loss associated with partial sells on the transaction is reversed prorata. This field appears only when you close less than the total outstanding quantity. Options include:
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Manual Call | 7020 | Indicates whether you are treating the close trade for a debt security as a manual call transaction for purposes of closing amortization/cost. If the transaction uses an amortization rule where you set the Paydown Costing Allocation field to a value of Accelerated Market Discount Recognized, manual call transactions are processed as a sell that is scheduled or unscheduled. Options include:
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Scheduled/Unscheduled Payment | 16008 | Indicates whether the manual call transaction is scheduled. This field appears if you set the Manual Call field to Yes. Options include:
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