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About Large Trader Reportable Positions

The Large Trader Reportable Positions application is used to view, add, update or delete a firm’s
reportable positions for the last two days submitted. This application also allows the user to correct their
error positions for the last two days submitted.

Accessing the Large Trader Reportable Positions Application

Menu

From the menu, you can click on the following hyperlinks:

Maintenance: Click here to access the Large Trader Positions Screen or the Positions Error Correction
Screen.

Reports: Click here to access the Position Summary Report Screen.

Logout: Click here to exit the application.

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Creating a Position Summary Report

To create a Position Summary Report, complete the following steps:

1. Using the menu bar, go to Reports->Position Summary Report (this is the default screen when you
login).

2. Select the ‘Exchange.’ For existing CBOT users, this field will default to CBT. For CME users, this field will
default to ‘CME’. If you are a user of both CBOT and CME products, then you will be able to select
either exchange from the drop down list.

3. Select the ‘Firm ID’ from the drop-down list.

4. Select the ‘Report Date” from the drop-down list. You can obtain reports for a maximum of the last
two trade dates.

5. Select the ‘Account Type’ from the drop-down list. You can choose from the following options:

o All Accounts

o All Principle Accounts (Also known as accounts carried through the omnibus account)

o All Non-Principle Accounts (Non-Omnibus Account)

6. Select the ‘Report Type’ from the drop down list. You can select from either one of the options below:

o Loaded v.s. Errors. After a firm sends in their positions, this report will display successful positions
as well as error positions.

o Last Rpt. Dt. This creates a report with the last date that the firm loaded their positions.

7. Click on the Excel icon to open the Excel file or save it to your desktop.

Adding a Reportable Position

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To add a Reportable Position, complete the following steps:

1. Using the menu bar, go to Maintenance-> Large Trader Positions. This will bring up the Position
Maintenance Screen.

2. Search for the reportable position using the Reportable Position Search Criteria.

3. Select the reportable position that you want to add, update or delete.

4. Scroll down to the Reportable Position Maintenance Section at the bottom of your screen.

5. Add the following attributes

o Reportable Account

o Cmod

o Contract

o F/C/P

o Strike

o Long / Short

o U Date

6. Click on the ‘Add’ button.

7. A message stating “Add Success” will be displayed in blue font if the addition was successful.

Updating a Reportable Position

To update a Reportable Position, complete the following steps:

1. Search for the reportable position using the Reportable Position Search Criteria.

2. Select the reportable position that you want to update.

3. Scroll down to the Reportable Position Maintenance Section at the bottom of your screen.

4. You may change any of the following attributes

o Long / Short

o U Date

5. Click on the ‘Update’ button.

6. A message stating “Update Success” will be displayed in blue font if the change was successful.

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Deleting a Reportable Position

1. Search for your Reportable Position

2. Select the Reportable Position that you want to delete by clicking on the select link it in the search
results table. The Reportable Position will be highlighted and will also appear under the Reportable
Positions Maintenance bar.

3. Click on the Delete button.

4. A message box will appear asking you to confirm your request to delete the Reportable Position.

5. Click on OK.

6. A message will be displayed in red font confirmation the deletion was successful.

To Update or Delete your Error Positions

1. Using the menu bar, go to Maintenance-> Position Error Correction. This will bring up the Position Error
Correction Screen.

2. Search for the reportable position using the Positions Error Correction Search Criteria.

3. Select the reportable position that you want to update or delete by clicking on the ‘Select’ link.

4. Update the editable fields.

5. Click on the Update button.

Note: If you want to delete an error position, select it and click on the delete button.

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Support

If you require assistance, please contact the Customer Support Group at (312)930-3444.

Glossary

Omnibus account: This is an account of an originating FCM carried by a clearing FCM that combines the
transactions of two or more accounts of the originating FCM in the name of the originating FCM rather
than designating the accounts separately. The identify of the individual accounts may or may not be
elected to be disclosed to the carrying broker.