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1. GNI Touch FX User Manual July 2004 Version 2 0 This Manual has been issued by GNI Touch which is a trading division of Man Financial Limited Man Financial Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is part of Man Group PLC The Manual is designed to be a general guide to the FX Internet system and while all reasonable care has been taken in its preparation Man does not accept any liability for its contents and use of the Manual is entirely at your own risk You should be aware that Man might change or modify technical specifications and processes described in the Manual without prior notice to you Man does not undertake to notify you of such changes or modifications or to issue a revised Manual to you If you have any questions regarding the Manual or its contents you should contact your GNI Touch representative or the Help Desk on 44 0 870 197 0402 FX Platform Dealing Parameters Hours of Operation The platform will be operational 24 hours a day however there maybe an approximate 15 minute close from 22 00 22 15 UK every evening to upload relevant settlement information There may also be certain times of the year due to global holidays when it will be necessary to close the platform Minimum deal size USD 100 000 or currency equivalent Maximum deal size 2 Million of base currency Press F11 to adjust the screen view to fit your particular PC Hit F11 again and it will revert Curr2. USD 29 03 04 Outright 25 0304 SOLD EUR 50 000 00 1 2116 vs USD 29 03 04 Cutright Trade Date B S Traded Amount Rate Ccy Value Date Type 30 0304 SOLD EUR 50 000 00 1 2195 v5 USD 01 04 04 Outright 30703704 BOUGHT USD 50 000 00 1 2783 YS CHF 01 04 04 Outright 30 0304 BOUGHT EUR 50 000 00 lizz v5 USD 01 04 04 Outright 30 03 04 SOLD USD 50 000 00 1 2785 Ys CHF 01 04 04 Cutright Current balance for LANFDL R amp N acct LANFDL in USD COB 29 03 2004 Cash 22 754 92 Net Equity 22 754 92 Guarantees 0 00 Initial Margin 0 00 Collateral o oo F Yariation 0 00 Margin Margin Excess Deficit 22 754 92 Dealing Line 0 00 Line Utilisation 0 00 Copyright 2003 Man Financial Limited Sugar Quay Lower Thames Street London ECSF 6DU Disclaimer Warning Levels A warning level can entered into the system alerting the client when the specified percentage of funds placed have been lost At this level the banner at the top of the page becomes yellow as illustrated Trading is still permitted Meer edd ATO 1970802 E EUI Y SEE 2 UE LHE R fil 3 hiar ket bterket 76 RS 34 Zl dane tiar ket 08 btrket 08 e gt PT E an tal EJ EN SNE N MIENE E EH F U 3 ro fT 7 When a clients funds fall below the stipulated initial margin level set by us the banner at the top of the page becomes red as Illustrated At this point no new positions can be taken and only closing deals or closing orders are permitted Thi
3. represents sell on the left and blue represents buy on the right Right Left click to trade on a particular currency window The dealing window must be yellow in order to enter the amount of a trade Deal amount can be entered in 3 ways manually on the keyboard using the calculator figures or by default contract limits that can be pre set 1 Manual Order Entry simply type the amount you wish to trade once the amount window is highlighted yellow 2 Calculator Clicking on the 1 2 or 5 at the bottom of the window green will automatically populate the dealing window with your default contract volume as illustrated below The arrow key on the right produces a mini calculator board with additional default values 3 Arrow keys on your keyboard allow you to increase or decrease order sizes based on your default contract volume For example if your default amount is 100 000 Pressing the up arrow key twice will increase your order size to 200 000 2 x 100 000 Pressing the down arrow key once will return the order size to 100 000 Right clicking on the yellowed out box sets up default limits Enter your default contract volume and press save Each currency pair can be set individually to a required default amount E USD CHF Microsoft Internet Explorer A E4 See Deal Entry types At a price Will attempt to trade at the specific price displayed or better but you may fail to trade if the pr
4. 4 SOLD EUR 50 000 00 1 2198 vs USD O1 04 04 Outright 30 03 04 BOUGHT USD 50 000 00 1 2703 vs CHF O1 04 04 Outright 30 03 04 BOUGHT EUR 50 000 00 1 22 vs USD O1 04 04 Outright 30 0304 SOLD USD 50 000 00 1 2765 vs CHF O1 04 04 Outright oday s Trades Number of records displayed 4 Current balance for LANFDL R amp N acct LANFDL in USD COB 29 03 2004 Cash 22 754 92 Net Equity 22 754 92 Guarantees 0 00 Initial Margin 0 00 Collateral o oo F Yariation 0 00 Margin Margin Excess Deficit 22 754 92 Dealing Line 0 00 Line Utilisation 0 00 Copyright 2003 Man Financial Limited Sugar Quay Lower Thames Street London ECSE 6DU Disclaimer Trade history can be configured to display trades done between any stipulated periods using the calendar function E Dealing Room Backoffice Microsoft Internet Explorer q Back b i fat Gi Search Favorites g Media cs he ZE i B SpotFivd Fosition Net Exposure Cash Breakdown DCS Acct LANFDL LANFDOL Select Trade Date range and press Retrieve From 23 Mar 2004 TE To 30 Mar 04 Fa Exclude Roll Overs M Retrieve rades for account LANFDL LANFDL Todays Trades Trade History Trade Date B S Traded Amount Rate Cc alue Date Type 23 03 04 BOUGHT EUR 100 000 00 1 2286 v5 USD 25 03 04 Outright 23 03 04 SOLD EUR 100 000 00 1 2285 v5 USD 25 03 04 Outright Trade Date B S Traded Amount Rate Ccy Yalue Date Type 25 03 04 BOUGHT EUR 50 000 00 1 2157 vs
5. ally a button or a Pull All function can be found at the top right hand corner of the order book as shown below Filled All filled orders for that trading session When clicking on the Filled tab for the first time of the day since logging on it will query your latest fills and show them sorted in Order ID number sequence Any subsequent fills received as a broadcast will show at the top of the list in the order the fills are received If the user refreshes the screen the fills will be sorted again into Order ID number sequence A trading session represents the hours up until the upload at 22 00 All trading information after 22 00 will show the following day Pulled All pulled orders Rejected All orders that have been rejected from the system along with the error message explaining the failure to trade List of error messages on the last page Located in the top right hand corner of the position window Back Office Window Below is a snap shot of the Back Office window displaying all trades The information in this window can be cut and paste into Excel E Dealing Room Backoffice Microsoft Internet Explorer d Back amp fat Gisearch Favorites Gf Media 4 Sh op BF Todays Trades Spot Fwd Position Net Exposure Cash Breakdown DES Acct LANFDL LANFDL aj Trade History odays trades for account LANFDL LANFDL O x Trade Date B S Traded Amount Rate Cc Yalue Date Type 30 03 0
6. em monitors margin and trading power in USD therefore the amount of initial margin required will be the USD equivalent of the base currency With initial margin set at 2 5 a deal of Eur 100 000 USD will require Eur 2 500 of initial margin The system will then convert this requirement into USD at the previous nights exchange rate If that rate were 1 2300 then the margin required would be USD 3 075 Euro 100 000 multiplied by 1 2300 123 000 divided by 40 3 075 Trading Power Net Worth Initial margin Trading power is the amount multiplied by your agreed Initial margin level that will be allowed as a net open position Save Screen Layout The platform allows for 3 different saved screen layouts Click on the circle beside 1 2 or 3 and press save You may switch back and forth between each saved screen during any given trading session by simply clicking on the 3 circles shown below l a Clicking on the trade log brings up a window that shows today s trades and the spot trade generated by the tom next function Spot positions are automatically rolled one day E agr n TA ET FURVUSD SO000 7 1 2200 o E 01 ord 2004 x 30 Mar 2004 13 12 54 jade yr 2 Sell E FURVUSD SO000 a 1 2195 alFx la 01 Apr 2004 30 Mar 2004 10 35 49 134276 Sell USD CHF 0000 1 2785 FX lot Apr 2004 30 Mar 2004 13 13 13 134274 Buy USD CHF 0000 1 2783 FX lot Apr 2004 30 Mar 2004 10 37 26 Information Tabs p Filed Deli
7. encies Available Currently there are up to 17 spot currency pairs available Currency Min deal size Max deal size eur usd 87 500 Eur 2m Euro eur gbp 87 500 Eur 2m Euro eur jpy 87 500 Eur 2m Euro eur chf 87 500 Eur 2m Euro usd jpy 100 000 Usd 2m Usd usd chf 100 000 Usd 2m Usd usd cad 100 000 Usd 2m Usd usd sgd 100 000 Usd 2m Usd gbp usd 62 500 Gbp 2m Gbp gbp jpy 62 500 Gbp 2m Gbp gbp chf 62 500 Gbp 2m Gbp gbp cad 62 500 Gbp 2m Gbp aud usd 125 000 Aud 2 5m Aud kiwi usd 150 000 Kiwi 3m Kiwi aud kiwi 125 000 Aud 2 5m Aud aud jpy 125 000 Aud 2 5m Aud kiwi jpy 150 000 kiwi 3m Kiwi Log on Your trading account details are connected to your user name and password It is advisable to change the password the first time you log on Users have 3 attempts to log in before the platform blocks access At this point please contact the help desk 0870 197 0402 Your trading account details are connected to your user profile As soon as you log in you will see your cash open position and your current P amp L Dealing Screen Feature Click on the arrow to retrieve a drop down menu in order to set up a currency pair in a particular window Select your chosen pair A confirmation window appears to confirm the change You can configure the currency pairs in any order and have maximum of 8 on view at any time uson E T a one Fei TI i UT Bul he i 2 a j 5 e lt oy z z e zm c ee ee eee F e xisced T Order Entry Red
8. er that receives this message is not necessarily cancelled and may be filled at anytime To confirm the status of these orders please call the help desk on 0870 187 0402 Configure Window 2h User Preferences Microsoft Interne Ese e o LANFDL Smal Not applicable to the FX function Not applicable to the FX function Not applicable to the FX function Not applicable to the FX function Not applicable to the FX function Ensures Order ticket pop up to front of existing page Ensures prompt each time order is entered or amended Allows toggling between permissioned accounts Not applicable to the FX function Emits sound when a trade or alert is actioned Along the bottom of the position window a trader can follow Cash Bal 22976 41 Cur P L 90 00 Net Worth 22886 41 Init Margin 0 00 Trading Power 22886 4 Current P amp L Unrealised Realised P amp L Current P amp L includes positions traded until settlement settlement will take place on the value date at which time the amount profit or loss will become cash Unrealised P amp L is generated from current open positions and current real time P amp L Realised P amp L closed out trades on the day of trading plus previous days closed trades that have yet to reach their value date Net Worth Cash Balance Current P amp L Initial Margin the deposit requirement as a percentage of the requested trade or potential order amount The syst
9. ice is changing to a worse price or all the liquidity at that level has been used The streamed prices are being provided at split second intervals so the viewed price is always constantly changing At Market har ket will generate a market order To trade at the best possible price available sine displayed price or next available best price This function should ensure a fill for your total amount Resting order By clicking on or f RB an order ticket is generated All orders entered will generate a confirmation window The application is windows based and some screen layouts may cover up your order ticket To ensure that an order ticket always populates the top of you trading screen regardless of your page set up click on the green Configure tab located across the top panel of the dealing screen The Order Preferences box will appear Half way down the column of options there is a section called External Order Entry Check the box and press save See Configure window Page 6 E Order Entry Microsoft Internet Explorer y Order Entry Microsoft Internet Explorer Double click and single click deal entry All commands on the platform are activated by a double click unless you activate the one click function One Glick To activate please depress the small green one click icon at the top of the page to the right this will then disappear and in its place a grey box followed by an X will show This c
10. inimum deal size for client and contract Deal request failed because price quoted has moved or not enough liquidity resides against the current price quote Trader tried to submit another deal before the previous request has been confirmed filled or rejected timeout Trader attempted to pull cancel order once it had already been pulled Client must contact desk as an issue exists with submitting deals Insufficient trading power remains against client account to place further deals that increase position Deals that will close out positions will be allowed Maximum open position for client account has been exceeded and will not allow any further deals that increase position Deals that will close out positions will be allowed
11. onfirms activation Please beware once this function is activated as there are 32 live fields on the page that can now be activated by a single click This is not currently a saved function and a trader will have to reactivate every time he she logs in First select the order type as displayed in the window below Stop Limit Alert or OCO The currency pair is confirmed under the BUY or SELL The ticket will not be activated until the order type has been selected Price and volume can be manually entered or moved up and down using the arrows By clicking on either the order type will be confirmed in the right had side of the box 7 STORM niig STOP LIMIT Please note Stop orders will generate a market order that can be executed at a price better or worse than the price requested depending on the next available price after the stop price is reached The application is designed to seek best possible price execution and will do so after a stop has been triggered In some cases this could result in a sell stop being filled at a higher price than requested and a buy stop being filled at below the requested price Limit orders should only be filled at the price or better OCO The fourth button on the panel will create a one cancels other order which is a linked order of a STOP and a LIMIT and will comprise of two buy or two sell orders Price levels and amounts can be amended by clicking on the order Adjusting the deal size and price mus
12. s condition will remain until the current positions are reduced or we receive additional funds Order Status Messages Order status description messages which one might expect to receive in normal trading z Resting Alert submitted and Resting Alert Submitted monitoring against mid price of bid offer quotes or volume requested aranaren O TOANE aea Sa Manually entered fill admin manually entered fill Resting Alert has been Resting Alert completed triggered and will no longer monitor for mid price Deal request click amp deal or Live in market no trade triggered Resting order has been sent to the bank Deal request sent to Virtual Trader or desk has cancelled Resting Order pulled resting order Order can no longer be triggered Trader or desk has cancelled Stop Resting Order pulled stop resting order Order can no longer be triggered Instruction received by the Attempting to Pull order system to pull the Resting order Resting order in process of being cancelled by Trader or desk from the system Order can no longer be triggered Resting order submitted to Virtual Exchange and is monitoring for bank price trigger level within the Virtual Exchange Instruction received by the Attempting to Pull order system to pull the Stop Resting order Stop Resting order in process of being cancelled by Trader or desk from the system Order can no longer be triggered Stop Resting order is being SOR Revising order in sy
13. stem revised within the Virtual Exchange Stop Resting order submitted to Virtual Exchange and is Pulling order from system Resting Order submitted SOR Pulling order from system SRO Stop Resting Order submitted monitoring for bank price trigger level Risk Management has VLD Validated by limit handler validated deal Request Order rejection status that may be received during trading Order ue Completed full trade Already completed cancelled pulled failed or awaiting host reply Exchange timeout order status unknown Request failed previous deal request not yet completed Resting Order pulled Already EX completed cancelled pulled failed or awaiting host reply Held Order awaiting submission Failed risk management insufficient funds E Rejected failed to trade price no longer available XC XF XF XF XF XF P LD EF REF Failed Risk Management maximum position exceeded Order failed volume above deal max limit Order failed volume below deal min limit Trader attempted to pull cancel order once it had already traded Deal request has been sent to a bank that has not yet responded The deal is considered live until there is a fill or a rejection If you are concerned please clarify with the desk to confirm if the status of the order Helpdesk 0870 197 0402 Volume entered breaks maximum deal size for client and contract Volume entered is below deal m
14. t be done individually To amend a price or deal size the LIMIT and or the STOP orders in the OCO must be changed individually and it is possible to enter differing amounts at each level and price To cancel the order clicking on the Pull button of either the LIMIT or STOP order will cancel both orders of the OCO ALERT The third button on the panel can be programmed to create an audio alert when a price target is reached This function is activated via the configure button as explained on the nest page Ensure your PC has operational speakers before trying this functionality All orders are Good Till Cancelled GTC When logging out of the system you will be prompted to confirm that you have orders remaining in the market If you no longer wish to have those orders in the market you must pull them before logging out All orders are GTC including when you lose connection to the market or when the market has closed When you log out the system will prompt you to reconfirm that you have left working orders in the market You may wish to consider pulling all orders from the system prior to periods of pre informed shut down or close as prices sourced on the open may trigger orders left in the system Once an order or deal has been submitted the order may be acknowledged as a working order or as rejected If neither of these messages appears and you see exchange timeout order status unknown your order may still be working Please note any ord
15. v Volume Rate Order Status Status Value Date Type _ 117659 Buy EURUSD 50000 61925 1 2385 Completed full trade Exc 10 Mar 2004 SPOT og 117684 Sell EUR USD 50000 61935 _ 1 2387 Completed full trade EXC 10 Mar 2004 SPOT ot Failed Risk Management p 117649 Sell Eurwuso 2000000 ol THEE REF 10 Mar 2004 Spor a 117251 Buy EUR USD 50000 61980 1 2396 Completed full trade EXC 09 Mar 2004 SPOT te Exc 09 Mar 2004 SPOT os Z D en fanart lar 4 met om ba ee I A Pie pe Fae Hs od There are 4 tabs which keep you as a trader in touch with all your transactions Order and deal information are sorted by Order ID number All This is your audit trail all orders whether they be working cancelled completed or failed will show in this window Click on or to give full details such as time of execution fill prices etc of each transaction S Order Detail Microsoft Internet Explorer Sil x 134278 Sell USD CHF 50000 1 2785 REST VLD Validated by limit handier 2004 03 30 10 38 58 134278 Sell USD CHF s0000 1 27685 Sent to market Ok 2004 a a SRE oe eng i 154275 SOO00 1 2785 Mar 30 2004 12 13PM 134276 The additional tabs help filter your main order book Resting Orders that are submitted and are awaiting notification of a fill It is possible to pull individual orders with a single click in the resting window Addition
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