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Transaction types for security transactions

This document lists all standard security types and their transaction types. If the treatment of a type of security involves special treatment, that article is also linked here.

Transaction types shared with several security types

Type code 

Name 

Description 

ADD

Add

Adding a security to the portfolio.

ADDI

Add (Internal)

Addition of a security to the portfolio (internal). There is no net cash flow from this transaction.

B

Buy

Purchase of a security.

BC

Buy from customer

Internal purchase of a security from customer. This is used in Trading portfolio as a counter transaction to client’s sell.

COST

Cost

This type of transaction is used in situations where the position incurs other costs (purchase, profit and sale costs should be allocated to those transactions).

EXCH

Exchange

The change transaction type is used when a security changes to another (also used if there are changes to the security, eg to the treatment of the market price, ISIN code, etc.).

EXP

Expire

The expire transaction type can be used in situations where a security transaction matures at a certain price (or worthless). In terms of settings, it corresponds to the type of sell transaction.

MTM

Mark to market

Mark to market -transaction will adjust the purchase value of the instrument, debit/credit the account and show the value as profit/loss.

PD

Paydown

Paydowns can be used for partial redemptions (for example, for redeeming 10% of the capital for a bond) before maturity or for partial donations that reduce each purchase lot relatively.

PRO

Profit

This type of transaction is used in situations where the position incurs profits. Note, that some of the instrument types have their own profit types (Dividend, Coupon)

REB

Rebate

Rebates, sometimes referred to as "kickbacks", refer to situations in which fees are paid for investments, but part of those fees are paid back.

REBUD

Rebate (undistributed)

Undistributed rebates are rebates that the asset management company keeps itself instead of distributing them to clients.

REM

Remove

Removing a security from portfolio.

REMI

Remove (Internal)

Removing of a security to the portfolio (internal). There is no net cash flow from this transaction.

S

Sell

Selling a security.

SC

Sell to customer

Internal selling of a security to customer. This is used in Trading portfolio as a counter transaction to client’s buy.

SP

Split

Split transaction type splits the position amount with the given ratio.

VAAD

Value Adjustment

Value adjustments to security’s purchase price. Used in bookkeeping deferrals.

Transaction types for Collective investment vehicles (C)

  • All shared transaction types are linked to options

Type code 

Name 

Description 

RED

Redemption

Sales transaction.

SUB

Subscription

Purchase transaction.

MFEE

Management fee

This type is used to record security’s management fee. These transaction types are linked to standard management fee formulas.

Note! that this is most commonly used in Fund Management purposes in security level.

PFEE

Performance fee

This type is used to record security’s management fee. These transaction types are linked to standard management fee formulas.

Note! that this is most commonly used in Fund Management purposes in security level.

UC

Unit certificate

This type is used by the Fund Management app when a unit certificate is created.

DIV

Dividend

Dividend paid out by the fund. This type is meant to be used with external funds.

FMDIV

Fund dividend

Dividend paid out by the fund. This type is used for dividends added in FA Fund Management for the funds that you manage in FA.

FMEXCH

Fund exchange

Fund exchange is used when fund share class units are exchanged to units of another share class (without realizing profits). Fund exchange is done at the end of the day (unlike the Exchange transaction type listed above).

FMMRG

Fund merge

Fund merge is used when a fund share class is merged with another (without realizing profits). Fund merge has the same effect as Fund exchange. It can be used to separate merges for reporting.

EQCR

Equalization credit

This type is used in compensation orders when using Performance fee equalization and NAV (without performance fee) is greater than HWM at the time of the subscription.

EQDE

Equalization debit

This type is used in compensation orders when using Performance fee equalization and NAV (without performance fee) is smaller than HWM at the time of the subscription.

HDG

Accrued FX Hedge

This type is used in Fund management with FX hedged share classes to record accrued FX hedge. Linked to FX hedge formula.

FMDEP

Deposit - Fund

This type is used in fund management to indicate the money received from subscriptions to the fund portfolio.

FMDEPNP

Deposit - Fund (not paid)

This type is used similarly to FMDEP, but to indicate that the fund subscription has not been paid yet.

FMWD

Withdrawal - Fund

This type is used in fund management to allocate money to be paid for redemptions of the fund portfolio.

FMWDNP

Withdrawal - Fund (not paid)

This type is used similarly to FMWD, but to indicate that the fund redemption has not been paid out yet.

FMDWD

Dividend withdrawal - Fund

This type is used in fund management when the paid dividend (cash) will be taken out from the fund and paid to the shareholders.

ITX

Accrued tax debt for income

This type is used to book accrued tax debt for income distribution. 

ID

Income distribution

This type is used to book income distribution.

Transaction types for Debt instruments (D)

  • All shared transaction types +

Type code 

Name 

Description 

COLL

Collateral marked

This is used for collateral markup for repurchase agreements.

COUP

Coupon

This type of transaction is used in situations where the debt instrument position incurs profits.

DAI

Deferral of accrued interest

This transaction type is used for deferring accrued interest for accounting purposes.

DBPP

Deferral of bond purchase price

This transaction type is used for deferring bond purchase price for accounting purposes.

Transaction types for Equity (E) and Exchange-traded funds ((ETFs) (CE)

  • All shared transaction types +

Type code 

Name 

Description 

CAPR

Capital return

Capital return

DIV

Dividend

Dividend

DIVAS

Dividend as shares

Dividend as shares

EXCHISS

Exchange (issue)

Exchange (issue)

SPO

Spin-off

Used to record a spin-off, where the portfolio is issued shares in a security based on their existing position in another security.

SUBS

Exercise subscription right

Used to exercise a subscription right. This removes the subscription right and adds the equity.

SUBSC

Exercise subscription right (C)

Used to exercise a subscription right. This removes the subscription right and adds the equity.

Transaction types for Forwards (J)

  • Its cash-flow is calculated differently

    • Opening transaction has no cashflow

    • Closing transaction’s cash-flow is the realized P/L + costs

  • Open trade amount in the position is re-valuated daily with that day’s FX rate

  • TWR is calculated against “exposure” instead of market value

  • Positions are opened with Buy open / Sell open and closed with Sell close / Buy close

  • Note! FX Forwards are handled as contracts 

Type code 

Name 

Description 

BUYC

Buy close (FWD)

Buy close (FWD)

BUYO

Buy open (FWD)

Buy open (FWD)

SELLC

Sell close (FWD)

Sell close (FWD)

SELLO

Sell open (FWD)

Sell open (FWD)

Transaction types for Futures (F)

  • All shared transaction types are linked to futures.

  • Trading is done using buy and sell transactions.

  • Purchase value adjustment and variation margin change are used in margin management (see Futures with margin accounts).

Type code 

Name 

Description 

FUTVAAD

Purchase value adjustment

The purchase value adjustment transaction type is used in mark-to-market. It adjusts the purchase values of the future position to reflect changes in the variation margin.

FUTVARMARG

Variation margin change

The variation margin change transaction type is used in mark-to-market accounting. It adjusts the margin account balance.

Transaction types for FX Contract (FXCONTRACT)

  • Only transaction type for FX Contract is Contract Add (CADD); it does not have any transaction effects

Transaction types for Options (O/Listed options, H/Non-listed and complex listed options)

  • All shared transaction types + 

    • Use transaction types Buy and Sell when opening options positions.

  • You can read more about options in Options.

Type code 

Name 

Description 

EXCC

Exercise call

Exercise call option

EXCP

Exercise put

Exercise put option

Transaction types for Private Equity (PE)

PECALL

PE - Call

Capital call on Private Equity that has no market price defined in the security level. That is, investments are tracked in cash (not units) and valuations are set using transactions.

Adds paid in capital and also reduces remaining commitment.

PERCALL

PE - Return of call

Return of capital call on Private Equity that has no market price defined in the security level. That is, investments are tracked in cash (not units) and valuations are set using transactions.

Reduces paid in capital and also adds remaining commitment (cancels out the effects of a call).

PECOMMIT

PE - Commit

Committing capital on Private Equity that has no market price defined in the security level. That is, investments are tracked in cash (not units) and valuations are set using transactions.

PECOST

PE - Cost

Cost recorded against the Private Equity investment. Cost is added to the purchase value but does not affect commitment nor market value. Affects the return in TWR calculation.

PEPROFIT

PE - Profit

Profit recorded against the Private Equity investment. Does not affect commitment nor market value. Considered as return in TWR calculation.

PEPROFITMVC

PE - Profit with market value change

Profit recorded against the private equity investment. Does not affect commitment, but reduces market value. Is considered as return in TWR.

PECR

PE - Return of capital

Capital return on the Private Equity investment (not recallable, considered as distribution).

PECRRECALL

PE - Return of capital, recallable

Capital return on the Private Equity investment (recallable, not considered as distribution).

PEVAL

PE - Value change

Total value change of your Private Equity investment in your portfolio compared to the latest NAV. Increases / decreases the market value of your private equity investment by the trade amount of the transaction. The value changes can be either negative or positive, depending on what the value change has been.

PEBUY

PE - Buy

When buying an existing Private Equity. The purchase amount (units) is added to total commitment. The additional remaining commitment needs to be recorded separately with a PE - Commit transaction.

PESELL

PE - Sell

When selling an existing Private Equity to someone else. The commitment needs to be removed separately with a PE - Commit transaction.

PEADD

PE - Add

Transaction type for handling transfers of positions between portfolios.

PEREM

PE - Remove

Transaction type for handling transfers of positions between portfolios.

PECOMTRANS

PE - Transfer of commitment

Transaction type for handling transfers of positions between portfolios including commitment.

Transaction types for Entitlements (rights) (R)

  • All shared transaction types are linked to options

Type code 

Name 

SRI

Subscription rights issue

SRIC

Subsription rights issue (C)

Transaction types for Reference instrument (T)

Type code 

Name 

Description 

ADD

Add

Adding a security to the portfolio.

REM

Remove

Removing a security from portfolio.

B

Buy

Purchase of a security

S

Sell

Selling a security

Transaction types for Real Estate (RE)

Type code 

Name 

Description 

ADD

Add

Adding a security to the portfolio.

REPAYLOAN

Loan repayment

INT

Interest

Profit transaction, in this case added as negative value

COST

Cost

Cost transaction

Transaction types for Loans (LOAN)

Type code 

Name 

Description 

INT

Interest

Profit transaction, in this case added as negative value = negative profit.

COST

Cost

Cost transaction