Trade Blotter

Use the Trade Blotter to view top of day transactions that have been entered and submitted to the CME Group clearing house, review allocation and manage pending deals. Data is available for up to two years.

Accessing the Trade Blotter

  • To access the Trade Blotter:
  1. From the top menu, select Add a Market Component > ClearPort Deal Entry & Blotter, then select the Blotter ().

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An optional Title can be used to identify the component.

  1. Select the screen area for placement.

The screen defaults to a top of day view in descending date order. Selection fields are available to sort and filter results.

Heading and Search Options

The Trade Blotter interface consists of the following functions:

  1. Search: Opens the Search dialog to search for a deal or trade by entered criteria.

  • Trade ID: The Exchange’s internal ID number assigned to the transaction.
  • Clearing Date: The date the transaction cleared. A range of dates can be selected.
  • Product: The product code of the instrument.
  • Exchange: Exchange / Clearing Organization where the deal was executed.
  • Price: Price (Percent of Par) per individual unit in the contract.
  • Strike Price: Options contract strike price.
  • Account: Executing account mnemonic as agreed between the broker and the clearing member firm.
  • Status:deal status.
  • Trade Type: OTC trade type.

See also: Entering a Deal - Trade Type

  • Source: System used to enter the deal.
  • http V 1.2 - transaction entered through an API version. 
  • http V 2.0 - transaction entered through an API version.
  • MQ - transaction entered through an API version.
  • gui v2 - transaction entered through the CME ClearPort front end interface
  • Buyer: The Principal company that is Buying the product.
  • Seller: The Principal company that is Selling the product.
  • Submitter/Clerk: Submitter or Clerk identifier.
  • User: User name related to an account or a deal.
  1. Reset to Current Date - / :  Update the trade blotter to show trades from today.
  2. Download Blotter - : Downloads a file in .csv format.
  3. Column Settings: Select from additional columns or reset () to the default layout.
  1. Search box: Type text to search for submitted deals, matched deals.
  2. Sort () - ascending / descending order or filter columns by selection.

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  1. ID: Select the blue ID to view submitted deal details.

Trade Details

  • Void: For single-sided deals, if both submitting parties agree, only the Global Command Center (GCC) can void a matched trade on the day it was matched or claimed.
  • Copy (): Opens the Deal Entry screen with selected details as the basis to enter a new deal.
  • Print (): Formats the Trade Details into a printable layout and opens the print dialog.
  • Close Window (): Closes the trade details dialog.