1. Preface
1.1 Introduction
This manual is designed to help acquaint you with the Exchange Traded Derivatives module of Oracle FLEXCUBE.
The manual provides an overview to the module and takes you through the various steps involved in maintaining instruments, portfolios, and deals. It also explains how to track life-cycle events of holdings in your own, or in your customer’s portfolio.
1.2 Audience
This manual is intended for the following User/User Roles:
Role |
Function |
Back office data entry Clerks |
Input functions for deals/queries |
Back office Managers/Officers |
Authorization functions/queries |
Product Managers |
Product definition and authorization |
End of Day Operators |
Processing during End of Day/ beginning of day |
Financial Controller / Product Managers |
Generation of queries/reports |
1.3 Documentation Accessibility
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1.4 Abbreviations
Abbreviation |
Description |
ETD |
Exchange Traded Derivative |
ET |
Exchange Traded |
LQ |
Liquidation type of deal |
LS |
Long Short deal type |
CM |
Clearing Member |
EOD |
End of Day |
1.5 Organization
This manual is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter |
Description |
Chapter 1 |
About this Manual gives information on the intended audience. It also lists the various chapters covered in this User Manual. |
Chapter 2 |
Exchange Traded Derivatives - An Overview gives a snapshot of the features that the module provides. |
Chapter 3 |
Underlying Asset Definition details the procedures for defining Underlying Assets in Oracle FLEXCUBE. |
Chapter 4 |
Creating Instrument Products explains how to set up ET instruments as products in Oracle FLEXCUBE. |
Chapter 5 |
Defining ET Instruments explains how you can define instruments. |
Chapter 6 |
Creating Portfolio products and Portfolios describes how you can set-up portfolio products for the ETD module. It also explains how you can create individual portfolios for your bank and your bank’s customers. |
Chapter 7 |
Defining Deal Products explains the features unique to the Deal product. |
Chapter 8 |
General Maintenance explains the necessity of maintaining the following: Instrument Prices Commodity Price Price Codes Broker Accounts Broker Schemes |
Chapter 9 |
Automatic Daily Processing |
Chapter 10 |
Annexure A – Event-wise Accounting Entries for your Own Portfolio |
Chapter 11 |
Annexure B - Advice tags and their descriptions |
Chapter 8 |
Processing an ET Deal discusses how you can process Long/Short and Liquidation type of deals. It also explains how you can match deals for your bank’s own portfolios. |
Chapter 10 |
Automatic Daily Processing discusses the End of Day processes that are carried out during the life-cycle of an ETD contract. In addition, you will also find samples of accounting entries that will be posted during the batch processing programs for Futures as well as Options. |
Chapter 11 |
Annexure A provides a list of suggested event-wise accounting entries for your bank’s as well as your customer portfolios. |
Chapter 12 |
Annexure B contains a list of all the advice tags that will be shipped along with the module. |
1.6 Related Documents
- The Procedures User Manual
1.7 Glossary of Icons
This User Manual may refer to all or some of the following icons.
Icons |
Function |
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Exit |
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Add row |
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Delete row |
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Option List |
1.8 Related Documents
- The Procedures User Manual
- The Messaging System User Manual
- The Management Information System (MIS) User Manual