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Positions File Layout

Header Record

Column

Type

Version

Comments

Line Discriminator Character Any (If header is enabled) Value will be "H"
File Type Alphanumeric   Positions
File Type Abbreviation Alphanumeric   POS
Run Date Alphanumeric   Date format is configurable
Run Time Alphanumeric   HH:MM:DD in 24 hour format System Clock Time
As of Date Alphanumeric   Data On Record As-Of Date (date format is configurable)
Version Numeric   Version of the file layout used.

 

Positions Record

Column Type Version Column Header Comments
Line Discriminator Character Any (If header is enabled) C Value will be "D" for data
Account ID Alphanumeric 1.0 AccountID Account number
Broker Alphanumeric 1.0 Broker Broker Name. For example, INTERACTIVE BROKERS
Asset Type Alphanumeric 1.0 AssetType For more information, see Asset Types
Currency Alphanumeric 1.0 Currency The currency of the asset
Symbol Alphanumeric 1.0 Symbol The ticker symbol of the security
Security Description Empty 1.0 SecurityDescription Description of the security
CUSIP Alphanumeric 1.0 CUSIP Will populate only for US securities
ISIN Alphanumeric 1.0 ISIN Will populate only for non-US securities
Quantity Numeric 1.0 Quantity Positive quantity indicates a long position; negative quantity indicates a short position
Market Price Numeric 1.0 MarketPrice Current market price in local currency
Market Value Numeric 1.0 MarketValue Current market value in local currency
Report Date Alphanumeric 1.0 ReportDate MM/DD/YYYY
Comments Empty 1.0 Comments Field will be empty
Multiplier Numeric 1.1 Multiplier  
BBG Ticker Alphanumeric 1.2 BBGTicker Bloomberg ticker
BBG Ticker and Exchange Code Alphanumeric 1.2 BBGTickerAnd
ExchangeCode
Bloomberg ticker + exchange code
Underlying Symbol Alphanumeric 1.2 UnderlyingSymbol  
Bloomberg Global ID Alphanumeric 1.4 BloombergGlobalID Bloomberg Global ID

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