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1. Use the MoneyLine Totals Excel spreadsheet What is the email address or phone number to get people authorized for Customer Access Everyone is authorized for customer access by using their user ID and Password If a trader has a problem their manager should call Vegas2. capital contribution in our account You don t L V has the records and you will see it reflected on your Annual K 1 If there is a discrepency in our account who do we call Tammy Bright in Las Vegas MANAGER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS How does one save the manager s activity to disk minus the rest of the offices activity Through the Account Selection screen do this Click on Clear your selection cart Select Account ID in the Search By dropdown and type in your account and hit enter Click on the button to add selected items to the processing cart Click on Go Create Report How do we batch print traders accounts for an office We don t We encourage traders to look at their reports on the CAS system to save trees How can we see the total account equity per trader Use the MoneyLine Totals Excel spreadsheet How can we see the total YTD and Daily P amp L per trader Use the MoneyLine Totals Excel spreadsheet Where can we find the Short sale interest rate amp margin Rate Short stock rate does not appear because the rate can vary depending on the security and its availability The traders will see the final credit in the 5519 at the end of the month The credit interest rate is on the Money Line page If a manager with a bunch of traders just wants to scan each traders MAIN account for the total equity long short day P amp L and YTD P amp L what is the best way to see that with out pulling up each account individually
3. to the bottom and look at the end of the Buy and Sell columns Do we want customer SITE reports of customer ACCESS reports They are a bit different You use the Customer Access Reports New System for everything except pending dividends To see Pending Dividends follow the steps above in the pending dividends question Where is the YTD net income located To get your YTD net income inclusive of all P amp L and additional charges 1 Go to the MoneyLine report 2 Take the Accumulated P amp L at the bottom of the sub account list 3 Add the Equity Amounts for the 5519 5719 and 5819 sub accounts 4 Be sure to add in the P amp L from your last FOC haircut report for 3 27 02 How do I see YTD commission To get your YTD commission 1 Go to the Trade Activity report 2 Set the date range from January 1st to the current date and click search 3 Go to the bottom of the report 4 Look in the Commission column to see your YTD commissions charged by SLK 5 Go to the MoneyLine report 6 Take the Equity Amount for the 5819 sub account these are your volume rebates and subtract that from the total commission from step 4 7 Be sure to add in the YTD commission from your last FOC haircut report for 3 27 02 When you do need to print something what works best I can t seem to get it on one page For any report 1 Click on the Tools icon 2 Select Download to PDF 3 The report will appear in Adobe Reader 4 Click on the print icon to print the
4. Frequently Asked Questions FAQS about the CAS system MISC Where can I see Interest Earned and Interest Expense as it s accumulated SLK shows the current rate when you log in and on the MoneyLine report Othen go to the Customer Site to see interest in the Portfolio Composite report 1 Go to www slk com 2 Select Customer Site on the left above Customer Access 3 Select the date 4 Select the Portfolio Composite Report it s in there Where can see this Interest when it s posted to my account which report and sub account In Capital Acct 5519 on last day of month report in the Capital Activity report This is 5 business days sooner than FOC posted it Where can I see Dividends Receivable Payable as they are accumulated On Customer Site in the mark to market report 1 Go to www slk com 2 Select Customer Site on the left above Customer Access 3 Select the date 4 Select the Mark to Market Report Where can see these dividends when they are posted to my account which report and sub account On the Trade Activity Report It will be in the 1209 sub account This will also be part of the P amp L figure for that particular stock on the P amp L report What day of the month will this be posted to my account On the Dividend payment date by stock Where does one see gross P amp L and total commissions The P amp L with SLK is net which gives you a more accurate view of how you are doing with a par
5. ent equity Misc expense rebates and interest charges are in 5719 5819 and 5519 Capital Activity must be considered when calculating current equity How come log in and see the day before yesterday s info instead of yesterdays The system is supposed to default to the last trade date when you log in but sometimes that does not happen Look at the date field on any report to make sure it is set for the proper trade date How far back can we go 18 Months Is there a user s manual Yes but it is very topical without much detail It has been distributed to the office managers On my statement for yesterday in the Moneyline section there is 100 00 added to my equity Where how do find why this was added and what it was Look to see which acct had the addition then go to the appropriate report Capital Activity for 5600 accounts or Trade Activity for other accounts What is the Save This icon on all the reports Used to save the desired layout currently on screen You can modify the fields that show on the report by using the Customize option under the Tools When you do this you can use the Save This icon to save these fields for the next time you login to the CAS system Otherwise it ll revert to the default What are those 4 arrows on all the reports lt Prev goes to the previous page in the report gt Next goes to the next page in the report A Top goes to the first page in the report V Bottom go
6. es POSITIONS REPORT QUESTIONS kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk How can see just the stocks I m long so I can get a total of the number of shares and value have long You have to go to the P amp L report There you can use the L S Active Even filter to select Long Then you can find the total at the bottom of the report in the Quantity column missed a report Can I see what my positions were 3 days ago Yes You can run positions for a single day or multiple days Just use the date selection field to choose the date range you want to see PROFIT amp LOSS REPORT QUESTIONS kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk How can I see the YTD P amp L in ALL stocks I ve traded this year even if they didn t have any activity yesterday or I didn t hold them overnight Run P amp L SUPPORT QUESTIONS kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk can not get into the CAS site Who do I contact Tammy Bright in Las Vegas If we have a problem with journal entries on an account who do we call Tammy Bright in Las Vegas Who do we call if someone has not received any e mails Emails will no longer be used Go to slk com customer access Is Equity Amount the total CASH that is currently in our account Not necessarily In the 5619 sub account you ll see your total cash PLUS any P amp L carried over from FOC Where do we see the total CASH
7. es to the last page in the report What is that Tools hammer on all the reports It has three functions 1 Download to Excel Allows you to save what you see on the screen into an Excel spreadsheet for further data manipulation 2 Download to PDF Allows you to generate a PDF file for neat formatted printing 3 Customize Allows you to select the fields you wish to display in the report and the order in which those fields are sorted MONEYLINE QUESTIONS What is the difference between the Equity Amt and accumulated P amp L under account 1209 Call Las Vegas if there is any difference TRADE ACTIVITY REPORT QUESTIONS kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk What does the blotter field refer to and what do the blotter codes mean 49 Redi ECN 31 O OTC Selectnet 31 Q OTC QSR usually contra side is an ECN 64 Paper Options Married Puts Bullets 7A Stock from Essex Radez for married puts The following have an exchange fee associated but after 3 days settlement that fee is credited back to your account due to SLK s computers 31 amp 49 NASD 21 AMEX 53 MWSE 61 BOSTON 74 PHLX What do the numbers in the contra account field mean They are different places where the trade is done The only one we re concerned with is 0613 which is Radez and indicates that activity is for bullets What are OCM entries These are entries related to bullets They are moved into the 1209 account for accounting purpos
8. here the Contra Broker is 613 A Total all the numbers in the Net Amount column for these transactions This is your fee for the bullets 2 cents share the reg fee B Total all the numbers in the Commission column for these transactions This is your commission for the bullets You should see 25 cents share for the stock coming in and 25 cents share for the stock coming out 5 cents share C Total all the numbers in the Reg Fee column The trader pays the reg fee for the sale portion of the bullet in his her account You ll also notice in B above that Radez passes on the Reg Fee for their sale portion as well D Add these numbers together and you will have your total bullets cost How can I see how many shares I ve traded so far this month IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT A BULLET DURING THE MONTH DO THIS 1 Go to the trade activity report and make sure Account Type is All Accounts 2 Set the date to be from the first of the month to the current date 3 Set investments to Equity 4 Set activity to Buy 5 Click Search 6 Click on the down arrow to go to the bottom of the page 7 In the Buy Sell column will be your Gross Shares Traded Long 8 Set investments to Options 9 Click Search 10 Click on the down arrow to go to the bottom of the page 11 In the Buy Sell column will be a number Multiply it by 100 and subtract it from the Gross Shares Traded Long above This gives you your Net Shares Traded Long 12 Set investments to Eq
9. report Is there an account number that shows both conversions and stock positions so it is easier for risk management The equities for all conversions should be in the 1409 ONLY conversion stock should be in this account The corresponding options should be in the 0409 account If you have non conversion options they will also be in the 0409 account How many days back does SLK save reports 18 Months What goes in which sub account 0409 Options and their P amp L go in here usually options relating to conversions 1209 Trading equities and P amp L go in here 1409 Conversion equities and P amp L go in here 5619 Capital Account All funds that you put in or take out will occur here as Equity Initially the accumulated Cash and P amp L figures from FOC were put in here as Equity but no P amp L will go in here going forward 5719 Miscellaneous Expenses such as rent and haircut charges go in here as Equity 5819 Volume Rebates go in here as Equity Is there anyway the P amp L can be sent auto via email like with FOC No Where can I see bullet costs In Trade Activity you can see your bullet costs All bullet costs are associated with transactions where the Contra Broker is 613 this is Radez Follow these steps 1 For the investments filter select Equities and click on the search button 2 Now double click on the Contra Broker header to sort by Contra Broker 3 Now you need to do the following for all transactions w
10. ticular stock However if you need to calculate the gross P amp L for the day do this 1 Go to the P amp L report for the day 2 Using the arrows next to the page number go down to the bottom page 3 You will see the Net P amp L for the day at the bottom of the Daily P amp L column 4 Now go to the Trade Activity report for the day 5 Using the arrows next to the page number go down to the bottom page 6 You will see the total commissions at the bottom of the Commissions column 7 You will see the total SEC fees at the bottom of the Reg Fee column 8 Add the Net P amp L SEC Fees Reg Fee and you will have your gross P amp L How can I see gross P amp L without commissions Follow the steps above and Add the Net P amp L SEC Fees How can see the same figure that see on my Redi at the end of the day Follow the steps above to get Gross P amp L Where can I see my misc expenses You will see the total for these on the MoneyLine report for the acct code 5719 To see the details look at the Capital Activity Report Where can I see my volume rebates You will see the total for these on the MoneyLine report for the acct code 5819 To see the details look at the Capital Activity Report Remember these will be on the report for the 3rd business day of the month How can see the trade activity for just one stock Type Symbol in symbol field How can see the total number of shares I traded on a day Go to the P amp L report go
11. uity 13 Set activity to Sell 14 Click Search 15 Click on the down arrow to go to the bottom of the page 16 In the Buy Sell column will be your Net Shares Traded Short 17 Add the Net Shares Traded Long and the Net Shares Traded Short together and you have your total for the month IF YOU HAVE NOT BOUGHT A BULLET THIS MONTH YOU CAN DO IT THE SHORTER WAY 1 Go to the trade activity report and make sure Account Type is All Accounts 2 Set the date to be from the first of the month to the current date 3 Set investments to Equity 4 Set activity to Buy 5 Click Search 6 Click on the down arrow to go to the bottom of the page 7 In the Buy Sell column will be your Shares Traded Long 8 Set activity to Sell 9 Click Search 10 Click on the down arrow to go to the bottom of the page 11 In the Buy Sell column will be your Shares Traded Short 12 Add the Shares Traded Long and the Shares Traded Short together and you have your total for the month Keep in mind the following 1 If you did orders over 2500 and got a total of over 2500 shares executed in those orders then the amount over 2500 will not be included in your total volume and needs to be subtracted out 2 If for some reason you are trading options on their own this will not work What time will today s activity be available Normally by Midnight Eastern time Why does the beginning equity balance plus the accumulated P amp L not equal the curr
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