Use this box to add such instruments as accounts receivable, accounts payable and miscellaneous revenues or expenses to your portfolio.
Step 1: Start from the General tabbed page. In the Position Name text box, type the appropriate name of your Cash Flow instrument.
Step 2: In the Comment text box, type any additional notes about the transaction.
Step 3: In the Counterparty menu, type in the Counterparty with whom you are entering the Cash Flow agreement, if applicable. You can also click from the list if a counterparty entry already exists.
Step 4: In the Seniority Level menu, click the appropriate level, or order of Cash Flow payments.
Step 5: In the Buy Currency menu, click the appropriate currency of the cash. This is a required command.
Step 6: In the Discount Curve menu, click the appropriate curve, selecting interbank or treasury for the desired currency. This is a required command.
Step 7: Click the Cash Flows tab. In the Date menu, click the down arrow, then click a start date on the calendar to select the date when any funds are transferred in the Cash Flow instrument. You can also type in the start date in the format of Jan 1, 2000.
Step 8: In the Amount menu, specify the amount of money transferred for each payment date, up to two decimal places. After typing the amount, press Enter to add another transaction line.
When the cursor is placed in either the date or amount fields, you can click Delete to erase the transaction entry.
Step 9: To associate any risk factor with your Cash Flow instrument, click the Assign Risk Factor checkbox which will make the Risk Factor tab available, then click the tab.
Type in a sensitivity factor or decimal number that you believe is the level of correlation between the risk factor you are choosing and your Cash Flow instrument. This value automatically extend to six decimal places.