SnowballSwap

Mandatory Fields


Counterparty- Account		"The Counterparty Name and Account Number against which the trade is assigned. Accounts have Collateral, Ratings, Netting Agreements and Recovery Rates."
Currency	Currency	The currency of the instrument.
Notional	Amount	The Notional is the reference amount of the trade used to compute payments.
Maturity	Date	The date when the contract expires.
Frequency	Integer	Frequency at which coupons are paid.
Currency	Currency	The currency of the instrument
Discount Curve	Yield Curve	The interest rate curve used to discount flows.
Notional	Amount	The Notional is the reference amount of the trade used to compute payments.
Maturity	Date	The date when the contract expires
Frequency	Integer	Frequency at which coupon are paid.

Rule Based Fields

Receive Floating	Reset Index	REFINDEX	The Reference Index is the term structure used to fix floating rate coupons. The reference index is used to estimate forwards via risk neutral pricing.
Receive Floating	Barriers	BARRIERS	A series of Barrier Levels for caps or floors at which each caplet or floor-let is knocked in or out.
Receive Floating	Spread	SPREAD	The additional basis points paid on top of the rate. (a spread of 100 corresponds to 100/10 000) or 1%.
Receive Floating	Beta	FACTOR	"The measure of relative dependency to the market index computed as the Covariance(stock, Index) divided by the variance of the Market Index. You Must supply a Price if you define Beta."
Receive Floating	Known Rate	RATE	The Known Reset Rates
Receive Floating	Known Spread	SPREAD	The Known Reset Spreads
Receive Floating	Averaging	AVG	Averaging takes place if floating rates are computed according to an average computed from multiple observations.
Receive Floating	Compounding	COMP	Compounding takes place when the coupon is computed from multiple observations that are compounded between the reference reset end and start dates.
Receive Floating	Reset-Flows	RESETS	User defined Reset Flows. These are floating rate flows. Either set in Arrears or in Advance with or without averaging and or compounding defined by the user and storred with the trade in the databse.
Receive Fixed	Fixed	RADIO	Defines if the rate is fixed or floating.
Receive Fixed	Swap Rate	RATE	The forward rate of the fixed leg of the swap [determined leg].
Receive Fixed	Next Reset	RATE	The known reset rate.
Receive Fixed	First Coupon	DATE	The Date when the First Coupon is paid
Receive Fixed	Cash-Flows	FIXEDFLOWS	"User defined Cash-flows. These are streams of rates, notional amounts and dates defined by the user and storred with the trade in the database. "
Pay Fixed	Fixed	RADIO	This flag defines if the rate paid or received is fixed or floating.
Pay Fixed	Swap Rate	RATE	The forward rate of the fixed leg of the swap [determined leg].
Pay Fixed	Next Reset	RATE	"The next reset rate, if known"
Pay Fixed	First Coupon	DATE	The Date when the First Coupon is paid
Pay Fixed	Cash-Flows	FIXFLOWS	"Cash-flows are pre-agreed streams of rates, notional amounts and date tuples. "
Pay Floating	Reset Index	REFINDEX	The Reference Index is the term structure used to fix floating rate coupons. The reference index is used to estimate forwards via risk neutral pricing.
Pay Floating	Barriers	BARRIERS	A series of Barrier Levels for caps or floors at which each caplet or floor-let is knocked in or out.
Pay Floating	Spread	SPREAD	The additional basis points paid on top of the rate. (a spread of 100 corresponds to 100/10 000) or 1%.
Pay Floating	Beta	FACTOR	"Beta is the measure of volatility and correlation relative to the market index. Beta=Volatility Index/Correlation(Index, Stock). You must define an Asset Price if you set Beta."
Pay Floating	Known Rate	RATE	The Known Reset Rates
Pay Floating	Known Spread	SPREAD	The Known Reset Spreads
Pay Floating	Averaging	AVG	Averaging defines if floating rates reset levels are defined according to an average.
Pay Floating	Compounding	COMP	Compounding defines if floating rates reset levels used to define the payment are defined according to a rate that is compounded.
Pay Floating	Reset-Flows	RESETS	Reset Flows are floating rate flows. Resets can be set in Arrears or in Advance (by default).

User Level Based Fields


Zero-Interest	BOOL	Zero Interest disables accruing overnight interest rate accumulation of the instrument's receivables/payables that have been credit/debited from the cash-account.
Impermissible	CHECK	"The Impermissible flags is defined for Swaps, Forwards and Options. If a position is a loss for us there is no credit risk, as our counterparty is making a profit."
Discount Curve	CURVE	The interest rate curve used to discount flows.
Cash	CASHACCOUNT	"The cash-account in which payables/receivables will be debited/credited. The balance is carried at the over-night rate of the underlying curve, except when zero-interest is specified."
Cash	CASHACCOUNT	Cash defines a liquid deposit made in a given currency where all proceeds of the trade or leg are invested as the portfolio is simulated throughout time.

Optional Fields


Tag	TAGS	The Tag(s) associated with the position(s). Tags are defined as uris with / in order to slice and dice valuation. A Tag is always preceded by the name of the dimension to which it belongs.
Portfolio	PORTFOLIOS	The Portfolio to which belongs the position.
Buy	BUYSELL	The Buy or Sell flag. Long positions are bought. Short positions are sold.
Fx-Hedge	PERCENT	The foreign Exchange Percentage that is hedged out. 0%= no hedge. 100% Fully Hedged.
Open Date	DATE	The Date when the position is taken into account in the Analysis.
Close Date	DATE	The Date when the position will ceases to be taken into account in the Analysis.
Start Date	DATE	The date when the trade kicks in.
Settlement	DATE	The Date(s) when the trade(s) is(are) settled.
Settlement Price	PRICE	The Price(s) paid when the instrument settles.
Settle Ccy	CCY	The Currency(ies) of The settlement price(s). The currency is used to convert and discount flows with the currency's riskless rate.
Swap Hedge	NUMBER	The Hedge Ratio of the Swap's Exposure Leg
Risk Weight	FACTOR	The Risk Weight Applicable to the Exposure Leg
Payment	PAYMENT	"The additional payment or fee attached to a trade or the individual receivable and/or payable legs. As opposed to notional cash-flows, Payments on each leg are considered exchanged."

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