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
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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