Instrument

Table of Contents

• Description
• Examples
• Cookbook
• F.A.Q.
• API Documentation

Description

Financial meaning

Financial instruments are contracts that represent a financial asset for one party and a financial liability or equity instrument for another. They are used in investing, hedging, and speculative strategies across global financial markets.

Instruments can be categorized into equity instruments (e.g., stocks), debt instruments (e.g., bonds), derivatives (e.g., options, swaps), and hybrid instruments.

Platform abstraction

In the Finmars platform, the Instruments entity represents the complete set of financial instruments under management. It serves as a central component for accounting, valuation, performance measurement, risk analysis, reconciliation, and reporting.

Examples

User code

Modified at

Asset type

Country

PRC   CCY

ACCR CCY

Short name

Name

Public name

MA T  DT

MAT    PRC

PRC   MUL T

ACCR   MULT

I NS TR    TYP E

TypesPM of T Instruments:   SZ   DTL

Notes

CH-BND-20394856

2025-02-10

Colombia

USD

USD

CH-BND-20394856

Ms_XX:20394856

20394856

1. BondUser code: –unique Debtidentifier securityassigned issuedto bythe governmentsinstrument. orUsed corporations.for internal reference and tracking.

2. CDSModified (Creditat: Defaultdate Swap)and –time Derivativeof the last modification to the instrument used for credit risk protection.data.

3. DerivativeAsset type: –classification Generalof derivativethe contractsinstrument (e.g., swaps,Bond, futures)Derivative, Real Estate). Determines behavior and processing rules in the system.

4. ForwardCountry: –country Customizedof contractsissuance toor buy/selljurisdiction atof athe futureinstrument's date.issuer. Important for regulatory and risk assessment purposes.

5. FXPRC ForwardCCY Leg(Pricing Currency): –the Foreigncurrency exchangein componentwhich ofthe ainstrument forwardis contract.quoted or priced. Used for valuation and financial reporting.

6. OptionACCR CCY (Accrual Currency): –the Contractscurrency offering rightsused to buycalculate interest or sellaccruals. underlyingMay assets.differ from pricing currency.

7. OtherShort name: –abbreviated Catch-allor condensed label for customquick reference.

8. Name: full name of the instrument, typically including issuer, coupon/yield, and maturity details.

9. Public name: market-facing or lessexternal commonname of the instrument, often matching how it appears on exchanges or public reports.

10. MAT DT (Maturity Date): the date on which the instrument matures or principal is repaid. Key for fixed-income instruments.

11. PortfolioMAT PRC (Maturity Price): –the Groupingexpected or agreed price of assets.the instrument at maturity.

12. StockPRC MULT (Pricing Multiplier): –factor Equityapplied sharesto ofscale companies.the market price to nominal or unit-based values (e.g., per 100 or per 1,000 units).

13. T-BillACCR MULT (TreasuryAccrual Bill)Multiplier): –factor Short-termused governmentto debtadjust securities.accrual amounts. Helps handle non-standard periods or calculation rules.

14. INSTR TYPE (Instrument Type): instrument type code (e.g., BOND, STOCK, PORTFOLIO). Used for classification, logic, and filtering.

15. PMT SZ DTL (Payment Size Detail): specifies the payment structure (e.g., default). Supports payment schedule modeling.

16. Notes: free-text field for comments or special handling notes related to the instrument.

Examples

Platform screenshots with a description of a record table example. 

Cookbook

CRUD

Operations within platform.

Use Cases

What for it's used.

F.A.Q.

Frequently asked questions.

API documentation

Link to API documentation.