How to Set Up Brokers and Accounts Data and Link to Multiple Companies?

The purpose of this set up is to allow you to select only either one of Broker, Account and Company Name and the corresponding linked Broker, Account and Company Name will be auto filled for your convenience.

This functions applies if you have:

  • 1 Parent Company with multiple brokers and accounts, or

  • Multiple companies (parent with subsidiary companies - set up in Company>Company Profile) with multiple brokers and accounts

you may set up the Paper Brokers function to bind/link Company Name together with its Brokers and Accounts, so whenever you select Company Name, Brokers and Accounts in Creating New Paper Trade(s) and General Ledger , the corresponding linked fields (Company Name, Brokers and Accounts) will be auto-filled or auto-filtered for selection. Data such as P/L and positions of paper trades will thus be calculated based on different Company Name, Brokers and Accounts separately according to your preference.

 

1. To access the function, please click on Settings>Company>Company Data>Paper Brokers from the navigation sidebar on the left. In the page, click on Add Row and fill in the Company Name, Brokers and Accounts in each row to be bind together. The system will thus automatically perform corresponding calculations for each company based on your settings.

 

2. Once set up, when you upload/input trades in Creating New Paper Trade(s) or General Ledger and select Broker or Account or Company Name, the corresponding fields will be auto-filled/auto-filtered for selection according to your settings.

Please note that once this function has been set up, the brokers and accounts that can be selected in Creating New Paper Trade(s) or General Ledger will be limited to the data in this Paper Brokers table. So whenever there are new brokers and accounts to be added, you may need to update the table accordingly as you cannot add new brokers or accounts directly in the Creating New Paper Trade(s) and General Ledger tables. Please also ensure that the Broker or Account or Company Name you select/input in Creating New Paper Trade(s) and General Ledger are exactly the same as in the Paper Brokers table, otherwise, you will not be able to save the details successfully.

However, you may also choose not to set up this function, so you may add new brokers or accounts directly in the Creating New Paper Trade(s) or General Ledger table any time as per normal.

For instance, once you have input/uploaded your paper trades in Creating New Paper Trade(s), after selecting the Broker or Account, the corresponding Account or Broker will be auto-filled. If there are multiple entries under the same Broker or Account, you may need to select from the drop-down list.

 

For instance, once you have input/uploaded your paper trades in General Ledger , after selecting the Broker or Account or Company Name, the corresponding Account or Broker or Company Name will be auto-filled. If there are multiple entries under the same Broker or Account or Company Name, you may need to select from the drop-down list.

 

If the Broker or Account or Company Name do not match those as set up in the Paper Brokers table, a red validation cell will appear, which requires you to input the correct data before saving successfully.