About the Bid Wanteds Blotter

The fields listed below are available by default from the Bid Wanteds  blotter. Based on your firm's requirements, however, you may see slightly different fields and field names. You can re-sort, re-order, change column widths, or page through the table as necessary.  Click printIcon.png to print an HTML-formatted list of the orders currently displayed in the blotter.

 

Field

Explanation
blotter_expand.png Toggle the status update view for blotter items.  Click the icon at the top of the blotter to toggle the display for all blotter items. Click the icon next to an item to toggle the display for that item only.
Options Cancel link. Click the link to request the bid wanted be cancelled. The link is visible when a request is collecting, reviewing or showing.
Sell link. Click the link  to create a sell ticket for the bid wanted request. The link is visible  when a bid exists for a bid wanted request.
Limit Sell button. Click the button to create a limit sell order. This button is visible when a limit sell ticket can be created for the request.
Status Note (if configured) Add Status Note button.  Click the button to add a note to the order using the Add Status Note dialog box.
Market Check The pre-trade price evaluation icon. Hover over the icon to view pricing evaluation details.  
Request # System-assigned, hyper-linked request number. Click the link to view the Request Detail overlay for the bid wanted.
Created Date and time the order was placed.

Status

Current color-coded status of the order.

Collecting

Collection time. This field contains a value only for requests that have a collecting status.

Bid/Offer Wanted

Request type.
Qty Order quantity.
Type Security type.
Issue Description Hyper-linked name, coupon, and maturity of the security requested. Hover over the link to view the Bond Detail rollover. Click the link to display the Bond Offering Detail overlay for the item.
Best Bid/Offer The current best bid/offer for the request. This field contains a value for requests with a status of showing.
YTW Current Yield to Worst value.
Cust  Price Security price.
Net Money Total purchase price for the order.

Good Until

The expiration time of the current bid/offer.

Info

Current bid/offer activity for the request.

 

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Related Topics

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Viewing Request Status

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Managing Orders