Instructions
for connecting to the TFS-ICAP Volbroker Currency Options Trade Blotter via
the Internet and downloading trade details (Microsoft Excel Format).
Step 1.
In Microsoft Internet Explorer go to URL https://www.volbroker.com/tradeblotter
Enter TFS-ICAP authorised Username and Password.
(fig 1A)
Step 2.
Once the following page is displayed, check the ‘Your Institution’ box (bottom left of page). Then left click on ‘Display Trades’ (bottom left of page).
( fig 2A)
Step 3.
Left click on the trade ID to launch a new browser window showing the complete details of each leg (fig 4A)
(fig 3A)
Step 4.
A new browser window will open showing the complete details of the selected Trade (each leg shown independently). Click ‘Next’ to browse through to next leg.
(fig 4A)
Step 5.
If required, a trade can be confirmed from the web blotter.
· All trades will appear in the blotter in red initially. (Trade not confirmed by either counter party)
Check the boxes of each leg of the trade/trades that are to be confirmed.
Left Click on ‘Confirm Details For Selected Trades’ bottom right.
· The Trade detail will now change to a purple colour (Trade confirmed by you).
· This trade will change to a blue colour in your counterparty’s Trade Blotter (Trade Confirmed by your Counterparty).
· Once your Counterparty confirms this detail the trade will change to black (Trade confirmed by both counterparties (not downloaded))
· Once both counterparties confirm the detail, the trade can be downloaded.
(See Step 6. Downloading Trades)
(fig 5A)
Step 6.
Trade details that have been confirmed by both counterparties (Black) can be downloaded. These trade details are in a .vbd format, which is a comma separated value file that can be opened in Microsoft Excel.
(fig 6A)
· Check the boxes of each leg of the trade/trades that are to be downloaded.
· Left Click on ‘Download Selected Trades’ bottom right.
(fig 7A)
· Left Click on ‘OK’ in the following dialog box.
Step 7.
· A ‘File Download’ dialog box will ask if you want to open or save the file.
· Select ‘Save’.
(fig 8A)
Step 8.
· Select a location to ‘Save’ the file.
· Click on Save button (bottom right)
(fig 9A)
Step 9.
· Once file download is complete click on the ‘Close’ button.
(fig 10A)
Step 10.
· Launch Microsoft Excel.
· Select Open file (CTRL + O).
· Ensure ‘Files of Type’ reads ‘All Files’
· Browse to the ‘vbtrades.vbd’ file that was previously downloaded and select this file.
· Click on ‘Open’ button.
(fig 11A)
