Trade Entry & Blotter

Use the Trade Entry & Blotter function to view transactions submitted for clearing through the CME Group clearing house, claim / reject allocated trades and enter orders for multiple OTC asset classes.

Access the trade entry function to enter details of pre-negotiated transactions for matching and clearing.

• To access the Trade Entry & Blotter:

1. From the top menu select Add a Market Component > Trade Entry & Blotter.

To identify the component, an optional Title can be entered.

2. Select a screen panel.

3. To enter a trade, Select the Enter Trade ( ) icon.

Trade Entry Interface

The Trade Entry market component consists of the following sections:

1. Product Details: Product information and contract terms for entering an order.

2. Product Information: Select the tab () to display the Product Code, Long Name, Minimum Quantity Increment, Outright Minimum Price Increment, Outright Minimum Block Threshold, Settlement Price (Date) / Currency, Low Price, and High Price for the product.

3. Participants: The Counterparty and Allege To party entering the order.
4. Execution Date / Time / Submit: The date and time the order was entered. Select Submit to enter the order.

5. Trade Draft; Save trade details as a template for frequently entered deals[ Save Draft ()].

Select the Show Trade Drafts button () to open the dialog. From the trade drafts dialog, select the draft name to seed Trade Entry with the product information.

Trade Draft functions:

• Remove () from the Trade Drafts list.
• Select All () / Deselect All (): Selects / Deselects all drafts.
• Delete (): Deletes all selected drafts.
• Close (): Exit Trade Drafts without updates.

 

Field	Conditions	Description
		The type of trade: BLOCK, EFP, EFR/EOO, OPNT, SWBLK
Execution Date / Time (HH:MM, HH 00-24, Local)
		Strategy Price appears when a second leg is added for the same product. It is in Clearing decimal format. The Strategy Price is ignored if all leg prices are entered.