Manually adding trading accounts

You can manually add a trading account. For example, you may want to create a parent account for two related accounts.

Note: After creating an account, you cannot edit the account name, key, or parent account key for the account.
To manually add a trading account:
  1. Navigate to the Customize workspace and select the Account Mapping tab.
  2. Click Add.
    The Add Account dialog opens.
  3. In the Account Name field, enter a name for the account.
  4. In the Account Key field, enter the account number for the trading account.
  5. Optional: In the Parent Account field, you can choose to select a parent trading account. Click the Select button to make your selection.
    The Select Account dialog displays where you can make your selection. Click OK when you are done making your selection.
  6. Optional: In the Trading Group drop-down, you can select the trading group related to the account.
  7. Optional: In the Provider drop-down, you can select a data provider for the account.
  8. To map the account to an institution:
    1. In the Company field, click the Select button .
      The Select Company dialog opens.
    2. Locate and select the company to map the account to, then choose OK.
      The Select Company dialog closes.
  9. Optional: In the Last Trade field, you can select the date when the most recent trade occurred for the account.
  10. Optional: In the Process Date field, you can select a date when transactions will be processed.
  11. To make the account active, select the Active check box.
  12. Provide additional account details as required.
  13. Click OK.
    The Add Account dialog closes.
The trading account is added to the accounts list.