The BMA Curve page includes the following fields and buttons:
Button |
Description |
Open |
Opens the IR Explorer window in the folder from where you can load any saved BMA curves into the BMA Curve page. For more information see Opening a Saved BMA Curve. |
Save |
Saves the current BMA curve in this page into a new BMA curve file in the IR Explorer window. See Saving a BMA Curve. |
Send |
Lets you send the current BMA curve to one or more of your defined contacts. |
Accept |
Instructs the system to use the BMA curve displayed in this page (and not the system rates) for all relevant calculations across the system which have the same trade date. |
Refresh |
By default this button: Updates the market rates displayed in this page according to the selected cut-off time. Reloads the customize settings to this page. In addition, it can also refresh all the market data in all the curves (i.e., for all currencies and all trade dates) frozen in this session for this market data type only. For more information on these two Refresh s, see Refreshing Data in the Market Data Pages. |
Calculate |
Recalculates the interest rates once you have defined by how much to shift the yield curve. |
Customize |
Opens the Settings window in the tab for the BMA curve. For more information on this menu see Customizing the BMA Curves. |
Copy |
Lets you copy rates. For more information on what exactly is copied see Copying & Pasting Data in the BMA Curve. |
Paste |
Pastes the copied data into the selected cell and subsequent cells. For more information see Copying & Pasting Data in the BMA Curve. |
Charts |
Graphically displays the data in the BMA curve. |
Cut Off |
Defines the cut-off time of the market data that is being displayed in this page. By default the page automatically opens with the set of market data chosen in the Cut Off dropdown list in the pricing page. This lets you see in detail which rates will be used for pricing purposes. From this dropdown list you can then display a different set of market data, i.e., the rates saved at a different cut, by choosing a different cut-off time from the Cut Off dropdown list. However, note that selecting a different cut-off time in this page is for display purposes only and does not affect the cut-off time of the market data used in the pricing page. For more information on the choices available see Changing the Market Data Cut-off Time. |
Trade Date |
Lets you define for which date you want to display the BMA curve. |
Currency |
Defines the currency for which the BMA curve is displayed, i.e., USD. |
Shift Yield Curve By |
Lets you automatically shift the interest rates for all tenors up or down by the same number of basis points. For more information see Editing the Rates in a BMA Curve. |