Add a Gold Copy Price

When a security not meeting the defined criteria of the existing data strategies is booked late during the pricing window, a pricing analyst may need to input a price directly to ensure SLA’s are not impacted. Adding a gold copy price enables you to apply a price directly to a gold copy source.

To add a gold copy price:

In the Reference Desk workspace, click Prices in the left navigation.
You see the Prices workspace with all the available price records.
Click the View Data By drop down and Gold Copy prices from the drop-down list.
From the Date drop-down list, select Effective Date or Process Date and then click on the Calendar icon and select a date.
Select any additional search criteria and then click the Search button.
You see a list of price records based on the criteria you selected.
Select the price record you want to Add the Gold Copy to and then click Add Gold Copy Price.
You see the Add Gold Copy Price dialog box.
The Effective Date defaults to today's date. To change the date, click on the calendar and select a new date.
Select a security from the Primary Security ID drop-down list.The Primary Security Id is the security you are trying to price’s primary identifier.
In the Gold Copy Source field, select the composite source you want the price applied to.
In the Gold Copy Price Type field, select the price type you want the price applied to.
Select the Vendor Source.
Select the Vendor Price Type.
Enter the Gold Copy Price in the space provided.
Select the Price Status. Options include:
– Pass with warnings
– Pass
Select the Price Condition. Options include:
–   Adjusted price
–   Approved
–   Average Price
–   Cancel
–   Fair Value
–   Fair value - Holiday
–   Not received
–   Odd lot
–   Priced
–   Reject fair Value
–   Unapproved
Enter the Price Level.
Select the Reason Code from the drop-down list.
Enter any optional Comments or Attachments.
Click Save.