If your broker does not provide fixed daily statements template or you do not have the respective statement templates, you may choose to download the MAF format template and input the data accordingly to upload the file.
1. Please click on Trade from the navigation sidebar on the left, followed by Paper Trade. In the page, please click on + New Paper Trade on the top right corner to create new paper trade.
2. To upload a file, please hover your mouse over to the “…” button at the top right corner of the page and select your broker’s name and upload the file. If your broker name is not available in the dropdown list, please contact us at support@mafint.com to add the broker.
Otherwise, if you do not have the Excel or CSV file, or your broker’s name is not available in the list, you may choose to download the MAF format template and input your data before uploading. Please click on the Download Template button to download the template, and fill in your data according to the columns (more details below). Once done, please hover your mouse over to the “…” button at the top right corner of the page and select MAF C/E and upload the file.
Please be reminded to upload the correct language version of the file into the system. For instance, if you are using the English version in the system, you will be required to upload the file with the English headers.
MAF Trade Format (Items in red are compulsory)
TRADE DATE: DD/MM/YYYY
T PLUS: 1 means T+1, empty means T (normal)
REFERENCE ID: Text format, must be unique and cannot be repeated
PORTFOLIO NAME: Case-sensitive
MAF PRODUCT ID: Combine ”Exchange Code“, ”/“, and ”Product Code“ e.g. SHFE/CU. You can find MAF PRODUCT ID in “View Product Data” page. Please note that you must input the correct format for MAF PRODUCT ID to upload successfully; otherwise, uploading will raise error.
EXCHANGE: Text format, will be auto filled once MAF Product ID has been filled
TRADER, CATEGORY, STRTG: Text format, will auto uppercase
PRODUCT CODE: Text format, will be auto filled once MAF Product ID has been filled
PRODUCT NAME: Text format, will be auto filled once MAF Product ID has been filled
BUY/SELL: Key in Buy or Sell, case-insensitive
SIZE: Number format, cannot be negative value
TRADE TYPE: Key in Hedge or Speculation, default is Speculation
CONTRACT MONTH: Support all types: 1 - 12, 01 - 12, F - Z, JAN - DEC, JANUARY - DECEMBER
CONTRACT YEAR: YYYY
VALUATION DATE: DD/MM/YYYY
C/P: C means Call, P means Put, case-insensitive
STRIKE Price: Number format
IDB: Text format, will auto uppercase
ACCOUNT, BROKER: Text format, will auto uppercase
PRICE: Number format, can be negative value
TRADE VALUE: Can be left blank, once saved, system will auto calculated based on SIZE and PRICE
REMARKS: Text format
COMMISSION: Number format
IDB COMMISSION: Number format, can be negative value
COMMISSION CURRENCY: Standard currency code, such as USD, CNY, CNH etc.
3. After uploading the trades, please check if the data is correct and if necessary, you may input Category, Trader and Strategy.
You can choose the portfolio to allocate each trades into, directly in the table, by double clicking the Portfolio Name cell and selecting the portfolio.
Alternatively, you may also tick the check box of the trades and click on Select Portfolio dropdown list to select the portfolio to allocate your trades into. All the Portfolio Name cell of the selected trades in the table will be auto filled with the portfolio name accordingly. If you keep the Portfolio Name cell empty, it means that the trades are not allocated into any portfolio yet. You may choose to allocate the portfolio into the trades afterwards (please refer to Managing Paper Trades for more information).
If any cells are not reflected in red, you may click Submit to save the trades.
All paper and physical trades pricing logic is as follows:
To determine which Pricing Mode to use, you may double click on the MAF Product ID/Product field to determine the "Product Type" (forward/futures/spot/forex）:
If Product Type is FORWARD, please select FLOAT/AVE and input the Pricing Start and Pricing End Date only. For instance, LME 3M contract is specific to a certain date. Some examples include LEAD 3M, ZINC 3M etc.
If Product Type is Futures, please select WMA and input the Month and Year only. Some examples include LEAD, ZINC etc.
If Product Type is Forex or Spot, please select Spot and you do not need to input month, year or date. Some examples include LEAD 3M Rolling, ZINC CASH etc.
For more information, please refer to Creating New Paper Trade(s)