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Commodity contracts are valued against the quoted forward rates for the route underlying the trade. Commodity Options are not being automatically valued against the underlying routes. Instead, you can create a Market for Commodity Options in which the Option Symbols can be quoted. Each Commodity Option contract will have a unique Option Symbol automatically generated. On the Market Data form, the quoted values of the trades can be recorded for each Option Symbol. Commodity - Option trades must have the associated configuration flag CFGCommodityMarket established with the correct commodity market. With this flag set the system limits your paper trading/settlement to one market. Physical contracts may still be set to multiple markets. 

Commodity/Option List

The Commodity/Option List includes all Commodity/Option Trades that you have the right to view. 

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  • You can select multiple Commodity/Options and confirm them at once by clicking the Confirm trade(s) link.

Commodity/Option Trade

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To view an existing Commodity/Option Trade, on the Commodity/Option List, click its row or Trade ID link.

To create a new Commodity/Option Trade, do one of the following

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The Commodity/Option Trade form is the same as an FFA/Option Trade, except the Index is always Commodity Symbol and, instead of a Route, you select the Symbol.

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VIP - FFA-/Option Trade
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titleRelated Configuration Flags


FlagDescription
Ffa Default Counterparty
CFGFfaDefaultCounterparty

Defaults the Counterparty field when a value is entered in the Clearing House field.

Commodity Market
CFGCommodityMarket

Selects the default market used for pricing of commodities.

Enable Commodity UOM
CFGEnableCommodityUOM

When enabled, Type T units are available for Commodity trades, as defined on Units of Measure in the Data Center.

Enable Calculated Routes in Paper Trades
CFGEnableCalculatedRoutesInPaperTrades
Enables the selection of calculated routes and symbols for paper trades.


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