Manage Forward Contracts in Issue Viewer

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. You can use the Create Security Cross Reference Configuration panel in Reference Data Center (RDC).

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:

  1. In Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Setup > Securities > Manage Securities > Issue Viewer.
    You see the Issue Viewer tool.

  2. Click the Add arrow.

  3. Point to Derivatives and click Forward Contract.
    You see the Forward Contract panel.

  4. 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.

  5. 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 in Issue Viewer 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:

  1. In Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Setup > Securities > Manage Securities > Issue Viewer.
    You see the Issue Viewer tool.

  2. Enter the query parameters and click Search.
    You see a list of security records that meet your selection criteria in the Query Result window.

  3. Select the security record you want to update, click the Change arrow, and click Change Forward Contract. Or double-click the security record.
    You see the Change Forward Contract panel.

  4. Change the options on the Change Forward Contract panel.

  5. 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

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.

Non-Deliverable Forward Indicator

12875

Indicates whether the security is a non-deliverable forward (NDF). An NDF is a forward contract with a predetermined settlement currency where the gain/loss and net settlement is determined by the difference in the exchange rate from the initial contract and the spot rate on a specific rate known as the fixing date, and the net settlement occurs on an agreed upon settlement date. When you use the Cash Projections Viewer with an NDF, it projects the net settlement amount for the settlement currency using the current spot rate, and it does not project the non-deliverable currency. Options include:

  • Yes. The security is a non-deliverable forward.

  • No. The security is not a non-deliverable forward.

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.

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