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FIN Fundamentals

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DS
Display Summary = Transaction History
DRR
Display Real-time Review = Real Time Cash Balance, Assets, Orders and Cashsets
US
Security Master
DA
Display Account = Account Information Screen
DA-1
Acct Main Screen = View name and address of client, date account was opened and/or terminated, currency the account is trading in, date the account was last changed, whether account is locked (cleared for trading) and more.
DA-4
Custodian Info = Shows which custodian holds the account, the custodian account number, and the previous acccount number if the account has been reregistered.
DA-8
Additional Account Info = View initial performance date of account, the date the account was last reconciled and if account is no order coded.
DA-11
Management Fee Screen = Screen in Management Fee screen shows if account is paying for management fees of other accounts.
DT
Display Transactions = Audit
DM
Display Master Summary
DM1
Current Date
DM2
Specific Date
UMF
Management Fees Main Menu
DP
Display Performance
1. DRR - __
a. Main uses:
i. __ (shares) as of a particular date
ii. ___ of equities/holdings in an account as of a particular date
iii. __ Data
Display Real-time Review
i. Holdings
ii. Base market value
iii. Benchmark
2. DRR – ___
a. Main Screen
i. Allows specific __ review
ii. Of primary concern is __, __, and __ (either T [Trade] or S [Settle])
2. Display Real-time Review
i. date/account
ii. date, account number, review type
1. DRR – __
a. Summary Screen
i. Main Summary
1. Shows __ – base market value
a. __
b. __
c. Total Portfolio
2. Shows __ as a percentage of the __ portfolio
ii. Summary Subscreen (F4 to view)
1. Shows __ i
1. Display Real-time Review
1. asset allocation
a. Equities
b. Cash and Cash Equivalents
2. asset categories, total
ii.
1. additions/withdrawals
2. unrealized
3. Reconciled
2. DRR – __
a. Holdings Screen
i. Holdings Main Screen
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2. Display Real-time Review
a.
i.
1. Shows share amount
2. Security name
3. Current price (and cost)
4. Market value
5. % gain/loss
6. The asset as a weight of the portfolio
2. DRR – __
i. Holdings Subscreens (F4 to view)
1. __
2. __ (to review transaction details in the DS)
3. __ gain/loss amounts
4. __ (for additional dividend information, see US screen)
5. Current __ rates, cost __ rates (a
2. Display Real-time Review
a.
i.
1. Ticker symbols
2. Reference numbers
3. Unrealized
4. Local dividend rates
5. FX, FX, FCE
2. DRR – __
a. __ Data
i. [BM] to view
1. Provides __ data for an account
2. Display Real-time Review
a. Benchmark
i.
1. benchmark
2. DS – __
a. Main uses:
i. __ over specified period of time
ii. Exact __ at a period of time
b. Main screen:
i. Allows specific __ review
ii. Of primary concern is __, __ and __ type (either T [Trade] or S [Settle])
2. Display Summary
a.
i. Activity history
ii. cash balance
b.
i. account/date
ii. date, account number, review
2. DS – __
c. Summary Screen
i. Shows all __ the account had activity in over the period of time specified in the main screen.
1. Shows snapshot of __ balances at the beginning of the period (__ BAL) and at the end of the period (__ BAL)
2. Display Summary
c.
i. currencies
ii. cash, OPENING, CLOSING, number
2. DS
d. Currency Screen
i. Shows all activity occurring in a __ over specified range
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2.
d.
i. currency
1. Security description
2. Transaction code (e.g., B, S, ETT)
3. Date of transaction
4. Share quantity (where applicable)
5. Amount of transaction
6. Running currency balance
2. DS
d. Currency Screen
i. For every trade that is not in __ currency (i.e. USD in most cases), there should be a corresponding __ for the same amount, either exchanging USD to local currency for purchases , or __ (converting foreign cash to U
2.
d.
i. base, FX, repatriating,
2. DS
d. Currency Screen
i. To view a transaction’s detail, press __.
1. Provides information on transactions, including
a.
b.
c.
2. The trade detail for a company is shown. To determine its base amount, we must open
2.
d.
i. F2
1.
a. Trade/settle date
b. FX Rate
c. Local Net Amount
2. FX, ETT,
3. FX, cash
3. DP – __
a. Main uses:
i. Shows __ for an account for a specified period
ii. Allows __ return calculations
iii. Displays __ of fees performance numbers
iv. Provides benchmark returns for comparison
b. Main Screen
i.
3. Display Performance
a.
i. performance
ii. cumulative/annualized
iii. gross/net
b.
i. account
3. DP – Display Performance
a. Account Review
i. Defaults to __ returns, net of fees, since __:
1. The __ performance is included next to account performance:
a. To review a specific period, press __
b. To toggle between net of
3.
a.
i. cumulative, inception
1. benchmark
a. F6
b. F7
c. N
d. F9
e. F4
f. end, end
3. DP – Display Performance
b. Account Review
i. Defaults to cumulative returns, net of fees, since inception:
1. The benchmark performance is included next to account performance:
g. In general:
i. We __ returns of periods gre
i. annualize
ii. net/gross
iii. benchmark
iv. previous, quarter-to-date, year-to-date, trailing-1-year, inception
4. US –
a. Main Purposes
i. Find information about __
1. Identifies

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

2. __ information
3. Country of incorporation (__)
4. __ information
4. Update Security
a.
i. securities
1.
1. CUSIPS
2. SEDOLS
3. ISINS
4. GICS codes
5. Quote symbol
6. Ticker symbol

2. Pricing
3. FIC
4. Dividend
4. US
b. Main Screen
i. Provides broad scope of information regarding a security
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

ii. To see historical pricing⬦
1. Type __
2. Navigate through history by pressing __ key
1. Symbol
2. Market
3. Security type
4. CUSIP
5. Security description
6. Country of incorporation
ii. P
2. ENTER
4. US – Update Security
a. Subscreen 1
i. For Client Reporting purposes, provides additional identification of securities:
1.
2.
b. Subscreen 2
i. Provides dividend information
1. __ Date
2. __ Date
3. __ Da
4.
a.
i.
1. ISIN
2. SEDOL
b.
i.
1. Record
2. Ex
3. Pay
4. Dividend
5. DT – __
a. Main Uses:
i. Show only necessary data over a specified period
1. Allows for specific data:
1. Specific __(e.g., buys/sells/dividend income)
2. Specific __ (e.g. MSFT)
3. Specific __ (e.g. who posted a partic
5. Display Transactions
a.
i.
1.
1. transactions
2. securities
3. User ID
4. Audit Trail
ii. necessary, DS, DS
5. DT
b. Main Screen
i. User keys in desired inputs
1. Proves more useful when as much __ as possible can be captured in this screen so as to reduce the amount of superfluous output. (see image with arrows)
c. Results Screen
i. S
5.
b.
i.
1. data
c.
i. transaction
1. REF #
2. Account, FIN
3. Description
4. Symbol
5. Trade
6. CXL, FIN, ADV
5. DT
d. Results subscreens (press __ to view)
i. __
ii. __ Amount
iii. __ (person who posted. To view __ names, see __’s table in I:/client reporting/client reporting.mdb)
5.
d. F4
i. Currency
ii. Net
iii. User ID
iv. FIN ID, FIN ID
7. DA – __
a. Main Uses:
i. Gather information about an account
1. __ information
2. __ number
3. __ date
7. Display Account
a.
i.
1. custodian
2. custodian
3. reconciliation
7. DA
a. Main Uses:
ii. Main Screen
1. Displays broad range of information. To see menu, press _
iii. Custodian Information Screen (selection __)
1. Provides __ information for account at custodian
2. Provides custodian __
ii.
1. M
iii. 04
1. contact
2. number
7. DA
a. Main Uses
iv. Additional Account Info Screen (selection __)
1. Provides information used for __ generation
a. __ date
i. We do not generate reports until an account is reconciled unless the report is __
b. __ Perfor
7.
a.
iv. 08
1. report
a. Reconcilement
i. preliminary
b. Initial
i. performance
8. Tips and tricks
a. Account Numbers
i. When operating in a main screen, to find an account number based on a client __ name:
1. In ACCT section (varies by screen), press __. This will work in most screens where an account number can be i
8.
a.
i. short
1. F1
2. caps
3. down arrow
a. F2
8. Tips and tricks
a. Account Numbers
ii. To find a FIN number based on the custodian account number,
1. In the main screen, press __
a. This will bring you to the search by __
b. Press __
i. This will take you to the search
8.
a.
ii.
1. F1
2. CLIENT SHORT NAME
b. F6
i. CUSTODIAN
ii. custodian
iii. down
iv. F2
8. Tips and Tricks
b. Symbols/CUSIPS
i. When operating in a main screen, it is often necessary to input a security __. This can be done using the __ command much like that used in the account number search.
1. When entering a security iden
8.
b.
i. identifier, F1
1. F1
2. security
a.
b. down
c. F2
d. auto-populate
c. __ data from FIN
i. To select data from FIN to input in another FIN screen:
1. Highlight data to copy
2. __ click after highlight is complete
a. This will save highlighted information
3. In desired screen
a. Right click a
c. Copying
i.
1.
2. Right
a.
3.
a. Right
d. Copying Data from FIN to Excel
i. Often it is more efficient to copy data from FIN to perform calculations within __
1. Highlight desired data in FIN
2. __ click after selection is made
a. This will copy temporarily copy data from
d.
i. Excel
1.
2. Right
a.
3.
4.
5.
a. Tables
i. Columns
ii.
b. number

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