Trade Lifecycle

Trade Booking

Learning Outcome

5

Explain booking for settlement, reporting, and risk.

4

Recognize front and back-office roles.

3

Understand booking after trade execution.

2

Identify key trade details captured.

1

Define trade booking and its role.

What is Trade Booking?

Trade booking: The process of recording an executed trade in the firm's internal systems, along with all relevant trade details, so it can be processed further.

Comes after execution: Booking happens only once a trade has actually been executed in the market — it is not done for orders that are still pending.

What Details Are Captured

What Details Are Captured

Who Books the Trade

Front office:
The dealer or trader who executed the trade typically enters the initial trade details into the system.

Back office:
Reviews and validates the booked trade details before they move ahead for confirmation and settlement.

Summary

5

Accurate booking prevents errors and settlement failures.

4

Front office enters; back office validates.

3

It captures key trade and client details.

2

Booking occurs after trade execution.

1

Trade booking records executed trades.

Quiz

Who usually validates the trade details after they are initially entered into the system?

A. Exchange

B. Client

C. Back office

D. Auditor

Quiz-Answer

Who usually validates the trade details after they are initially entered into the system?

A. Exchange

B. Client

C. Back office

D. Auditor

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