Learn about the following:
Why capturing trade information on a timely basis is important. How front office errors occur. Their unintended consequences. How errors that lead to trade re-booking can be reduced. The importance of enrichment. Why static data should be clean and verified.
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Course Summary






- 30 minutes
- 6 question multiple choice test
- Why capturing trade information on a timely basis is important
- How front office errors occur
- Their unintended consequences
- How errors that lead to trade re-booking can be reduced
- The importance of enrichment
- Why static data should be clean and verified
Trade capture - the details
1. Trade capture and timing
- Why timeliness is so important
- Rule 1: Trades need to be reported without delay
- How late reporting can affect reporting risk, example
- Affect on credit and market risk
2. Front office errors
- Rule 2: Trade details should include relevant data and be accurate
- Settlement problems caused by inaccurate trade data, example
- Accounting problems caused by inaccurate trade data, example
3. Rebooking trades
- Rule 3: Re-booking should be kept to a minimum
- Rebooking as a source of error
- Application of key performance indicators
4. Enrichment
- Rule 4: Static data should be clean and valid
- What static data is and what it is used for
- What happens if static data is set up incorrectly
- Affect on market risk measures, example
- Affect on customers, example
- Importance of restricted access to data
5. Summary
6. Test
Related Documents
8th July 2009
Have you heard much about deal confirmations recently? I haven't. 18 months ago it was one of a number of topics that dropped off the radar. Why? Systemic risk changed priorities. Everything else was just unimportant. So do confirmations still matter?