2.10 Product Code - FRN9

FRN9 Forward Rate Agreement Trade Buy Product.

Business Scenario

Interest Rate Derivative Instrument FRN9 is parameterized with following features.

Synopsis (ex. high level features etc.)

  • It is an Over the Counter (OTC) Interest Rate Derivative Instrument.
  • Perform Buy operation of FRA Trade Deals.
  • Banks, Primary Dealers, Financial Institutions are the main participants.
  • Principal is a notional amount.
  • Net interest payments happen on agreed settlement date based on contract (fixed) and the settlement rate.

Detailed Coverage

FRN9 Derivative Instrument is meant for Forward Rate Agreement Trade Buy Deal. Product covers the following features::

Table 2-40 Detailed Coverage

Features Type
Types of the Deal covered Buy Deal
Types of the Contract Covered Trade Deal
Payment Method Covered 30-US/360 – Per Annum Basis
Revaluation Covered Branch Rate Revaluation of Deal
Amortization Amortization of Inception Gain/Loss
Limit Tracking
  • Notional Limit Tracking
  • Fair Value Limit Tracking
  • Risk Weighted Limit Tracking
Interest Settlement Net Interest Settlement
Termination of Deal Pre - Termination
Interest Rate details
  • Floating Rate Interest
  • Fixed Rate Interest

Events Covered

Product FRN9 has the Life Cycle of derivatives as listed below:

Table 2-41 Events Covered

Events Covered Terminology
DBOK Derivative Deal Booking
DINT Derivative Deal Initiation
DCON Derivative Deal Confirmation
DLIQ Derivative Deal Liquidation
DRRL Derivative Revaluation Reversal
DAMN Derivative Contract Amendment
DRVS Derivative Contract Reversal
DRVN Derivative Contract Rate Revision
DIAM Contract Inception Amortization
DTER Derivative Contract Termination
DRVL Derivative Contract Revaluation
DTRB Booking of Termination Date

Advices Supported

Following Advices setup done in the ITN7 Product as part of Product Life Cycle:

Table 2-42 Supported Advices in ITN7

Advices Description
DV_FRA_CONF FRA Confirmation
DV_FRA_TRMN FRA Termination
DV_FRA_AMND FRA Amendment
REVSWIFT Cancellation of Contract
DV_ASSIGN_1 Assignment Adv to Deal Party
DV_RATE_RESET DV_ASSIGN_2

Messages

Following SWIFT Messages setup done in the FRA1 product as part of product life cycle.

Table 2-43 SWIFT Messages

SWIFT Messages Contract Field
MT 340 FRA Contract Confirmation
MT 340 FRA Amendment
MT 341 FRA Rate Reset
MT 340 FRA Termination
MT 900 Debit Message
MT 910 Credit Message
MT 202 Bank Transfer

Interest / Charges / Commission and Fees

Interest

In FRN9 product two Interest components are parameterized

  • DV_INT_IN - Derivative In Leg Interest Component Floating
  • DV_INT_OUT- Derivative Out Leg Interest Component Fixed

Charges

In FRN9 product, the DV_BK_CHRG- Derivative Booking Charge components can be parametrized.

Special/Other Features

Brokerage

FRN9 product is parametrized to handle Brokerage feature.

Other Features

Apart from the above mentioned features, below are some features which can be parametrized.

Table 2-44 Other Features

Features Parameters
Revaluation
  • Contract Rate
  • Branch Rate
Interest Calculation Basis Numerator
  • 30-Euro
  • 30-US
  • Actual
  • 30-ISDA
  • 30-PSA
  • Actual-Japanese

Denominator

  • 360
  • 365
  • Actual

Additional information (ex. UDF and other Special Maintenance)

UDF Maintenance

As part of FRN9 Product Setup there is option available to capture other details about the deal or the parties involved using UDF Maintenance.

Other Special Maintenance

Following are the Maintenance Required in OBTR to use the IRS1 product for Derivative Forward Deals.
  • Derivative Branch Parameter
  • General Ledger Parameter
  • Interest and Charges Parameter
  • Journal Entry Parameter
  • Messaging Parameter
  • Local Holidays
  • Derivative Batch Maintenance
  • Derivative Type Maintenance
  • Master Agreement
  • Messaging Party Maintenance
  • Limit Processing
  • Charge Class