Block Trades

Use the Block Trades component to view a record of Block / Invoice Block trades reported to the market, and add a deal for the same or similar product and contract terms.

• To access Block Trades:

1. From the home page, select Add a Market Component > Block Trades, then select the screen area for placement.

An optional Title can be used to identify the component.

2. Select a screen panel.

Multiple instances appear can be placed in different screen panel or arranged in the same screen panel in a tabbed layout.

Block Trades Interface

From the Block Trades screen, the following functions are available:

1. Deal Date: To view activity for the selected date select the drop-down menu. Activity is available for the past 10 days.
2. Text Filter: Filter activity by search criteria. Partial entries will update the list as entered.
3. Refresh Activities: () Updates the screen with the latest deal activity.
4. Export / Download (): Export (download) displayed market activity as a .csv format file.
5. CUSTOMIZE: Use the customize column feature to select visible columns and change the column ordering. Select a column to display, and drag a column to change the order. Use the menu to reset column widths, column selections, and column order to default settings.

6. Column Heading Filter (): From the column heading, select to view specific activity or sorted data.

<Column Name> Contains - Enter a value to filter the column (e.g., PRICE Contains) and select Apply. Select Reset to clear the filter. A highlighted icon () indicates that filtered results are shown.

Sort: Select the arrow () to switch column sorting from ascending () to descending () order.

7. Add to Trade ( - Drag): To add an instrument from the list:
   Select and drag () the instrument to the Trade Entry screen > Product field.

• Product fields will update with contract and settlement data.

8. Add Deal: Select to add the deal to the Trade Entry screen with the selected product / instrument automatically entered.

Before selecting Add Deal, ensure the Trade Entry & Blotter function is open.

Note: Continue to enter Trade details; including trade type, strategy, additional products / product legs

Block Trades Column Settings

The following columns are available for selection from the Block Trades component.

Column	Description
B/S	The side of the deal; Buy (B) or Sell (S).
Category	Product category.
CC	ClearPort Product Code.
Description ()	Includes details about the contract maturity date(s), including multiple products in a deal. To view all legs of a spread, select () to expand the description. Strategy or combination transactions that include more than one leg will contain a summary section and a row for each leg beneath the summary. For Strips, Packs, Bundles, and strategies only the first and last legs are displayed by default.
Exchange	Exchange and Clearing Organization where the deal was executed.
Action	Add a deal in the Deal Entry component.
Price	Price (Percent of Par) per individual unit in the contract.
Product	The product being proposed.
Quantity	The total amount of units in the transaction. Displays the amount of entered and cleared units.
Strike	Options contract strike price.
Term	The eligible contract period for the selected product.
Time (Local)	The time the deal occurred. Defaults to your local system time.
Trade Type:	Submitted deal type
Type	Product or strategy type.
Units	The standardized measurement of units for the product (e.g., contracts/month).