Create a New Transaction

Overview

To create a new unhedged contract a new transaction has to be made manually first. Its also useful to be able to make a new transactions manually in order to do a customized contract. A new created transactions will appear in the transactions grid just like transactions received from KODIAK Oms.

Get Strarted

Above the transactions grid press the New button to bring up the New Transaction window.

New Transaction - Transaction Grid

The New Transactions Window

Definitions

FieldDescription
BrokerThe broker of this contract
CounterpartyThe counterparty of this contract

Symbol

The symbol of the underlying instrument.

Side

The side of the trade.  Buy will create a long contract. Sell will create a short contract.

Price/Clean Price

Depending on the underlying asset type. Price if equity and Clean Price if bond.

Dirty Price

If the underlying asset is a bond the Dirty Price field will be visible. Dirty price is calculated from the Clean Price using KODIAK Bonds Calculator

Start Price

This is the price of the contract.  It includes the Price/Dirty Price + execution fee + other fee

Quantity

Number of shares being bought or sold

Maturity Date

The date the contract will expire.

Trade Date

The date of the trade.

Settlement Date

The date when the trade is settled (T+1 for bonds or T+3 if equity)

Execution + Other Fee bp

Execution fee is the fee that the broker charges for the trade.  Other fee is typically a back office fee.

CommentA small comment to leave to describe the purpose of the transaction