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Account creation
To create an account, the following fields must be completed:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Client ID | The client profile ID for which the account is being created. |
| Management type | Descriptions of management types are provided above in the article. Typically, the Brokerage management type is specified. |
| Accounting type | Descriptions of accounting types are provided above in the article. |
| Provider ID | The provider profile ID for whose client the account is being created. Typically, the broker's ID is specified. |
| Party role | used to designate the client's role for subsequent information transmission to the liquidity provider. It is recommended to set the Client ID for client accounts and Unknown role for another accounts, unless specified otherwise by the provider. |
Account settings type:
The types of settings applied to the account must be specified.
To create accounts with a predefined set of settings, the Group option is available. Clicking on this option opens a selector where you must choose an account group. Details about configuring account groups are available in the article.
To apply each of the available settings to the account manually, select the Manual option.
When you click the Create button, the account will be created and displayed in the accounts table.
Optional fields:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | used for convenience and to simplify account search in the table. |
| External ID | used to transmit data about a subaccount issued for a specific client account by the liquidity provider (if required). It is later used by the provider to determine on which subaccount the orders should be executed. It is also used when data from multiple external accounts corresponding to several accounts on the platform is received through a single connection with the liquidity provider. |
| Open date | the date the account was opened |
| Account description | the provided description of the account |
| Make empty report | when enabled, a daily report will be sent to the client even if there is no trading activity on their account during the trading day |
| Disable daily report | regardless of trading activity during the day, the trading report will not be sent for an account with this setting enabled |
| External IDs | this setting is similar to the External ID setting, but supports an unlimited number of external accounts |
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