ELECTRONIC TRADING (ET) Date of issue: 31 October 2016
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Contents Contents Contents... 3 Figures... 5 About this document... 7 Intended readership... 7 In this guide... 7 Glossary... 7 Chapter 1 Getting Started... 8 Starting the Application... 8 Logging in and Logging out... 8 Chapter 2 Knowing the Workspace... 11 The user menu... 12 The Trading area...13 Watch List...13 Blotter...13 Chapter 3 Monitoring the Prices... 14 Adding a Currency Pair to the Watch List... 14 Adding a Currency Pair to the Trading area... 14 Chapter 4 Trading FX... 16 Switching the trade currency... 16 Performing RFQ... 16 Chapter 5 Checking the Deals... 27 Checking the deals in Today view... 27 Checking the deals in Session view... 27 Expanding the view... 28 Sorting the deals... 29 Filtering the deals... 29 Confirming the unconfirmed deals... 30 Exporting the deal tickets to an Excel file...31 Viewing each ticket in detail... 32 Chapter 6 Printing the Ticket... 33 Printing the ticket via the Trading area... 33 Printing the ticket via the Blotter... 34 Page 3 of 40
Contents Chapter 7 Useful Browser Settings... 35 Microsoft Internet Explorer... 35 Google Chrome... 38 Mozilla Firefox... 39 Page 4 of 40
Figures Figures Figure 1: The Login page... 8 Figure 2: Password changes required at first time login... 9 Figure 3: Terms and Conditions page at first time login... 9 Figure 4: the user menu showing the Log Out button... 10 Figure 5: The Workspace... 11 Figure 6: The user menu... 12 Figure 7: The user settings dialog... 12 Figure 8: The application information dialog... 12 Figure 9: Adding a currency to Watch List... 14 Figure 10: Adding a currency pair to the Trading area... 14 Figure 11: Switching the trade currency... 16 Figure 12: Choosing the trade type... 16 Figure 13: SPOT Streaming Rates view and SPOT RFQ ticket... 17 Figure 14: FWD Streaming Rates view and FWD RFQ ticket... 17 Figure 15: Even SWAP Streaming Rates view and Even SWAP RFQ ticket... 17 Figure 16: Uneven SWAP Streaming Rates view and Uneven SWAP RFQ ticket...18 Figure 17: The Add Memo box appears after clicking the Memo button...18 Figure 18: The changed colour of the Memo button indicating there is an associated memo...18 Figure 19: The SIs buttons in the account list... 19 Figure 20: The SI setting panel... 19 Figure 21: The Add Remark box appearing after you click the SI remark button... 19 Figure 22: The SI setting panel of Near leg... 20 Figure 23: The button to switch the SI setting panel of Near and Far legs... 20 Figure 24: The SI setting panel of Far leg... 20 Figure 25: The PRIIPs Regulation page (Accept KID button disabled) and the KID Agreement page... 21 Figure 26: The PRIIPs Regulation page (Accept KID button enabled)... 21 Figure 27: After clicking the two-way button, the RFQ displays... 26 Figure 28: The ticket showing two-way price... 26 Figure 29: Blotter Today view... 27 Figure 30: Blotter Session view... 27 Figure 31: Blotter Session view showing real-time status of the deal you are trading... 28 Figure 32: The Snap Up button in the Blotter... 28 Figure 33: The sorting columns in the Blotter... 29 Figure 34: The Today view filtering for only the unconfirmed deals... 29 Figure 35: The Confirm button in the Ticket tile... 30 Page 5 of 40
Figures Figure 36: The Confirm button in Blotter... 30 Figure 37: The EMIR Confirmation button in Blotter... 31 Figure 38: The selected tickets are being exported to an Excel file... 31 Figure 39: The Blotter with one ticket selected... 32 Figure 40: The ticket details in the expanded Blotter... 32 Figure 41: The ticket details in the initial sized Blotter... 32 Figure 42: The Print button in the ticket tile... 33 Figure 43: The html page of the ticket to be printed and the Print window... 33 Figure 44: The Printer button is enabled when a ticket is selected... 34 Page 6 of 40
About this document About this document Intended readership This users guide is aimed at the ET HTML5 Client users for the following tasks: Monitoring the Prices. Trading FX. Checking the Deals. In this guide This guide contains an introduction to the features and usage of ET HTML5 Client. Glossary Term Client KID RFQ Meaning The market taker. Within the ET system the ET HTML5 Client provides the necessary functions to permit the Client to initiate transactions with a bank trader. Key Information Document. The document provided by the bank to the client so that the client has enough information for making decision before continuing the trade. KID is according to Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs) regulation. Request For Quote. A client creates an RFQ to initiate a trade. Page 7 of 40
Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started You can subscribe streaming rates, trade FX, and monitor the deals, via ET HTML5 Client. Starting the Application Open your web browser and navigate to the page that contains the ET HTML5 Client. The login page will be displayed. Figure 1: The Login page Logging in and Logging out To log in 1. At the login page, enter the Username and Password 2. [Optional] Change the language 3. Click Login Note If your browser prompts to save, remember or autocomplete your password, please disallow these features; this is for security reasons. To disable these features, see Useful Browser Settings. Page 8 of 40
Chapter 1 Getting Started For the first time login, you need to change your password. Please define a strong one, for example having at least 8 characters containing capital and small cases with number(s) and special character(s). For specific information regarding password policy, please consult your system administrator. Figure 2: Password changes required at first time login Then you need to agree with the terms and conditions in order to log in successfully. Figure 3: Terms and Conditions page at first time login After a successful login, the Workspace will be displayed. To change your password 1. At the login page, click Change Password 2. Enter the Username and Password 3. Enter New Password and Confirm Password 4. Click Login After a successful login, the Workspace will be displayed. Page 9 of 40
Chapter 1 Getting Started To log out 1. Click the user name at the top right in the workspace. The menu will be displayed. Figure 4: the user menu showing the Log Out button 2. Select Log Out. Note If Chrome browser prompts to save your password, please disallow. To disable this feature, see Google Chrome in Userful Browser Settings. Page 10 of 40
Chapter 2 Knowing the Workspace Chapter 2 Knowing the Workspace After a successful login, the Workspace of ET HTML5 Client will be displayed. 1 2 3 4 Figure 5: The Workspace 1 2 3 4 The user menu: click the user name to show the menu (Settings, App Info and Log Out). The Trading area: add CCY pairs to monitor and trade. Watch List: add CCY pairs to monitor the top of book price. Blotter: choose Today view or Session view to check the deals Note It is highly recommended to keep the zoom level at 100% and not to resize the browser window. Other zoom levels and the resized window can cause incorrect displays. Page 11 of 40
Chapter 2 Knowing the Workspace The user menu Figure 6: The user menu Settings Figure 7: The user settings dialog Item Account Usage list Save Cancel Explanation Set the account usage by External ID or Long Name Click to save the change Click to close the dialog App Info Figure 8: The application information dialog Item Copy Cancel Explanation Click to copy the system details and Application Debug to the clipboard Click to close the dialog Log Out Log you out from the ET HTML5 Client. Page 12 of 40
Chapter 2 Knowing the Workspace The Trading area It contains six tiles. You can add a currency pair to each tile to monitor the price and to trade. In the Trading area, you can do the following tasks: Adding a Currency Pair to the Trading area for monitoring the price Trading FX Setting the Settlement Instructions of that ticket Printing the ticket via the Trading area Watch List In the Watch List, you can do the following tasks: Adding a Currency Pair to the Watch List for monitoring the price Blotter Via the Blotter, you can do the following tasks: Checking the deals in Today view Checking the deals in Session view Expanding the view You can expand your view in the Blotter by clicking the Snap Up button. Figure 32: The Snap Up button in the Blotter The Blotter will then take up the whole workspace. You can click the Snap Down button the initial size of the Blotter. Sorting the dealssorting the deals Filtering the deals Confirming the deal in the Blotter Viewing each ticket in detail Printing the ticket via the Blotter to restore Note Tooltips are available when you move the mouse over the controls. Page 13 of 40
Chapter 3 Monitoring the Prices Chapter 3 Monitoring the Prices You can monitor up to six currency pairs via the Trading area, and up to ten currency pairs via Watch List. Altogether 16 currency pairs that you can subscribe to monitor via the Workspace. The monitored currency pairs remain for your next logon with the same browser and computer. Note Only direct and cross currency pair rate subscription are supported. Adding a Currency Pair to the Watch List Click to add CCY Pair Note: Each currency pair panel shows the top of book rates live or stale according to - The rate status sent from ET system - The subscribed amount over/under Good For Amount Tip: You can drag a currency pair tile from the Trading area and drop it in the Watch List; however, any changes you made in the ticket tile will not be applied to the display in the Watch List. Figure 9: Adding a currency to Watch List Adding a Currency Pair to the Trading area Click to add CCY Pair Tip: You can drag a currency pair from the Watch List and drop it in a ticket tile. It will show details like your last trade on this currency pair; but if this is the first time you add this currency pair, it will show the pre-set details, e.g. 1M trade amount. Figure 10: Adding a currency pair to the Trading area Page 14 of 40
Chapter 3 Monitoring the Prices Streaming Rates The streaming rates are only for SPOT and FWD. SPOT SPOT rates appear on the tile. FWD After you select value date, rates appear on the tile. Page 15 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Chapter 4 Trading FX You perform the trade inside the Trading area. The area consists of six tiles; each tile is for one currency pair. Note Only direct and cross currency pair rate subscription are supported. Switching the trade currency At the top of each tile, the underlined currency is the trade currency. You can click the other currency to switch. Figure 11: Switching the trade currency Performing RFQ You can trade SPOT, FWD, Even SWAP, and Uneven SWAP Choosing the trade type In the tile, you can choose trade type. Figure 12: Choosing the trade type Page 16 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Opening an RFQ In the Streaming Rates view, you click the I Buy, I Sell, I Buy/Sell, or I Sell/Buy button to open an RFQ Ticket. SPOT SPOT RFQ ticket appears after you click the I Buy or I Sell button in the Streaming Rates view Figure 13: SPOT Streaming Rates view and SPOT RFQ ticket FWD FWD RFQ ticket appears after you click the I Buy or I Sell button in the FWD Streaming Rates view Figure 14: FWD Streaming Rates view and FWD RFQ ticket Even Swap Even SWAP RFQ ticket appears after you click the I Sell/Buy or I Buy/Sell button in the Streaming Rates view Figure 15: Even SWAP Streaming Rates view and Even SWAP RFQ ticket Page 17 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Uneven Swap Uneven SWAP RFQ ticket appears after you click the I Sell/Buy or I Buy/Sell button in the Streaming Rates view Figure 16: Uneven SWAP Streaming Rates view and Uneven SWAP RFQ ticket Adding the memo You click the Memo button to add memo. The Add Memo box appears. You can add memo (up to 160 characters) and save it. Figure 17: The Add Memo box appears after clicking the Memo button If there is information in the Memo box, the colour of Memo button will be changed. Figure 18: The changed colour of the Memo button indicating there is an associated memo. Page 18 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Setting the Settlement Instructions In the RFQ ticket view, you click the account list. The SIs button of each account is enabled. You can click the SIs button. Figure 19: The SIs buttons in the account list The SI setting panel displays. You can make changes to the Settlement Instructions and save. Figure 20: The SI setting panel Adding the SI remark You can click the button in the SI setting panel. The Add Remark box appears. You can add SI remark (up to 120 characters) and save it. Figure 21: The Add Remark box appearing after you click the SI remark button Page 19 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Switching the SI setting panel of Near and Far legs For Even SWAP and Uneven SWAP, you have the Far legs. button to switch the SI setting panel of Near and Figure 22: The SI setting panel of Near leg Figure 23: The button to switch the SI setting panel of Near and Far legs Figure 24: The SI setting panel of Far leg Page 20 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Accepting the PRIIPs KID Note The PRIIPs KID depends on the specific setting for each individual site and user. When you click the Submit button on an RFQ, the PRIIPs Regulation page will be displayed in place of the RFQ. You cannot continue if you do not agree with the PRIIPs KID. At your first time submitting an RFQ of a deal type in a login session, the Accept KID button on the PRIIPs Regulation page will be disabled. You need to click the View link to open the KID Agreement to read and accept it. Figure 25: The PRIIPs Regulation page (Accept KID button disabled) and the KID Agreement page Note All the tiles will be disabled if the KID Agreenment page is opened regardless of deal type and state (for instance, deal in negotiation). Next time of the same deal type and login session, you can click the Accept KID button on the PRIIPs Regulation page. Figure 26: The PRIIPs Regulation page (Accept KID button enabled) If you tick the Do not show for further trades of this deal type checkbox, next time of the same deal type and login session, the PRIIPs Regulation page will not be displayed. Note The Do not show for further trades of this deal type checkbox displays depending on your user permission. See also, Example trades. Page 21 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Example trades SPOT (example shown with I Buy action) Click the I Buy button to trade Edit the details (if required) Click Submit 1 2 Click View to open KID. If you have previously read and agree with the document you can click the Accept KID button to continue. Read the document. Click the Accept KID button to continue. 3 4 Click the I Buy button to accept the price The deal is done. Click Close 5 6 Page 22 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX FWD (example shown with I Buy action) Select tenor (or broken value date) Click I Buy button to trade 1 2 Edit the details (if required) Click Submit Click View to open KID. If you have previously read and agree with the document you can click the Accept KID button to continue. 3 4 Read the document. Click the Accept KID button to continue. Click the I Buy button to accept the price 5 6 The deal is done. Click Close 7 Page 23 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Even SWAP (example shown with I Sell/Buy action) Select tenor (or broken value date) for both legs Click I Sell/Buy button to trade 1 2 Edit the details (if required) Click Submit Click View to open KID. If you have previously read and agree with the document you can click the Accept KID button to continue. 3 4 Read the document. Click the Accept KID button to continue. Click the Sell/Buy button to accept the price 5 6 The deal is done. Click Close 7 Page 24 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Uneven SWAP (example shown with I Sell/Buy action) Select tenor (or broken value date) for both legs Click I Sell/Buy button to trade 1 2 Edit the details (if required) Click Submit Click View to open KID. If you have previously read and agree with the document you can click the Accept KID button to continue. 3 4 Read the document. Click the Accept button to continue. Click the Sell/Buy button to accept the price 5 6 The deal is done. Click Close 7 Page 25 of 40
Chapter 4 Trading FX Choosing the two-way Move the mouse over the spread, to see the two-way button. Click it for two-way RFQ. Note You may already see the two-way button. This depends on administration setting. Figure 27: After clicking the two-way button, the RFQ displays When you submit the ticket and already accept the KID agreement, the prices display in two-way so you can click either of them. Figure 28: The ticket showing two-way price Page 26 of 40
Chapter 5 Checking the Deals Chapter 5 Checking the Deals You can check the deals via the Blotter. It has two views: Session and Today. Checking the deals in Today view The Today view shows all deals traded today within the same bank. Figure 29: Blotter Today view Checking the deals in Session view The Session view shows the deals you traded today. Figure 30: Blotter Session view Page 27 of 40
Chapter 5 Checking the Deals The Session view shows the status of the deal during the trading process in real time. Figure 31: Blotter Session view showing real-time status of the deal you are trading Expanding the view You can expand your view in the Blotter by clicking the Snap Up button. Figure 32: The Snap Up button in the Blotter The Blotter will then take up the whole workspace. You can click the Snap Down button the initial size of the Blotter. to restore Page 28 of 40
Chapter 5 Checking the Deals Sorting the deals You can click a column header to sort the deals by that column. The up arrow means sorting in ascending order (low to high). If you click the header with up arrow, it will change to down arrow. The down arrow means sorting in descending order (high to low). If you click the header with down arrow, the down arrow will disappear and the blotter will stop sorting the tickets by this column. While having the tickets sorted by one column, you can click another column header. Then number 1 and number 2 appear for the first and the second sorting columns and the blotter sorts the tickets accordingly. Figure 33: The sorting columns in the Blotter Filtering the deals The filter is available only if your trading has been set to follow the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). In the Session view and the Today view, you can filter to view only the unconfirmed deals by clicking the Unconfirmed button. Figure 34: The Today view filtering for only the unconfirmed deals Page 29 of 40
Chapter 5 Checking the Deals Confirming the unconfirmed deals If your trading has been set to follow the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), you need to confirm your deals. If any of your deals have not been confirmed, you need to confirm them before logging out. If you try logging out while having unconfirmed deals, the application will warn you with the regulatory error message. Confirming the deal in the Ticket tile After your deal is done, you can confirm the deal by clicking the ticket. (Confirm) button in the Figure 35: The Confirm button in the Ticket tile Confirming the deal in the Blotter Using the Confirm button Click the (Confirm) button in the row of the deal you want to confirm. Figure 36: The Confirm button in Blotter Page 30 of 40
Chapter 5 Checking the Deals Using the EMIR Confirmation button Select one deal or multiple deals (using Ctrl and/or Shift key) that you want to confirm. Click the (EMIR Confirmation) button. Figure 37: The EMIR Confirmation button in Blotter Exporting the deal tickets to an Excel file You can select a ticket or multiple tickets (using Ctrl and/or Shift key) in Blotter. The file. (Export to Excel) button is enabled so you can click to export the selected ticket(s) to an Excel Figure 38: The selected tickets are being exported to an Excel file Page 31 of 40
Chapter 5 Checking the Deals Viewing each ticket in detail In the Blotter, you can double click a ticket to view it in detail. Figure 39: The Blotter with one ticket selected You can click the Snap Up button 1. Price overview 2. General trade details 3. Captured memo 4. Additional trade details to view all boxes of information at the same time. 1 2 3 4 Figure 40: The ticket details in the expanded Blotter In the Snap Down view, you can switch among the information #1, #2, and #3 by clicking the button. 1 4 Figure 41: The ticket details in the initial sized Blotter Note You can print the information when the Print button is enabled. Similarly, you can export the information to an Excel file when the Export to Excel button is enabled. Page 32 of 40
Chapter 6 Printing the Ticket Chapter 6 Printing the Ticket You can print the ticket via the Trading area or via the Blotter. Printing the ticket via the Trading area Right after the deal is done, the Print button is available for you in the ticket tile. Click the Print button. Figure 42: The Print button in the ticket tile The html page of the ticket appears. Click the Print button. Figure 43: The html page of the ticket to be printed and the Print window Note In Chrome browser, there is an option to print background graphics; if you tick this option, your printer will print the ticket with dark background. Page 33 of 40
Chapter 6 Printing the Ticket Printing the ticket via the Blotter In the Blotter, you can select a ticket to print. Select a ticket. The selected ticket is highlighted. Click the printer button. Figure 44: The Printer button is enabled when a ticket is selected The html page of the ticket appears as shown in Figure 43 (see also, the note about background). Click the Print button. Page 34 of 40
Chapter 7 Useful Browser Settings Chapter 7 Useful Browser Settings Microsoft Internet Explorer Situation 1. Microsoft IE 11 does not display the Login page properly Useful Setting Switch off the compatibility view in IE Tools > Compatibility View settings Un-tick the Display intranet sites in Compatibility View checkbox Page 35 of 40
Chapter 7 Useful Browser Settings Situation 2. Microsoft IE 11 prompts to save or autocomplete your password Useful Setting Switch off the AutoComplete for User names and passowords feature in IE Tools > Internet Options > Content > AutoComplete Settings Un-tick the User names and passwords on forms checkbox Page 36 of 40
Chapter 7 Useful Browser Settings Situation 3. Microsoft IE 11 shows cursor prompt in title text, blotter row text and blotter header text when you click them. User menu: Area title: Blotter row: Blotter header: Useful Setting Switch off the Caret Browsing feature by pressing F7. Click on the page again, the cursor prompt will disappear. Note: This setting is per session. Also, do the following: - Open IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced - Un-tick the Enable Caret Browsing for new windows and tabs checkbox Note While the ET HTML5 Client page is being loaded after your login, the cursor prompt always appears regardless of the Caret Browsing feature on/off. Page 37 of 40
Chapter 7 Useful Browser Settings Google Chrome Situation 1. Google Chrome prompts to save your password Useful Setting Switch off the Offer to save password feature in Chrome Settings > Show advanced settings... In Passwords and forms section, un-tick the Offer to save your web passwords checkbox Page 38 of 40
Chapter 7 Useful Browser Settings Mozilla Firefox Situation 1. Mozilla Firefoxprompts to remember your login/password Useful Setting Switch off the Remember logins for sites feature in Firefox Options > Security In Logins section, un-tick the Remember logins for sites checkbox Page 39 of 40
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