General Account Information

This page displays general details for an existing or new account and is visible as read only. This page appears when you select an account or select an existing account on the Search and Maintain Accounts page. Scroll through pages on the progress bar to switch between this page and the account's Settlement Instructions page.

Required and recommended fields appear in colored borders.

The Date section displays the last update date and time of the account.

  • Access: Code The identifier assigned to an account by the investment manager. It can contain only the digits 0-9 and the uppercase alphabetic characters A-Z and has a maximum length of 12.
  • Fund ISIN/Ticker: The International Securities Identifier Number (ISIN) of the fund.
  • Omnibus Access Code: Access code to an omnibus account for block settlement of multiple accounts.
  • Account Type: A list of fund types. Values are Cash (default), Margin, Short, Prime Broker, and Other.
  • Account Name: The fund's formal name. Each field accepts 55 characters (110 characters total).
    • Affirming Party: The party delegated to acknowledge or affirm a broker/dealer confirmation. Values include:
      • Institution
      • All Agents
      • Institution and All Agents (DEFAULT)
      • Interested Party
    • Country of Origin: The country of origin of the fund; that is, where the fund is registered for domicile.
  • Tax ID: A US Tax ID is mandatory when the Country of Origin is US. A UK Charity ID is mandatory when the Country of Origin is UK and the Type of Fund is Charitable.
  • Short name: An abbreviated fund name.
  • Access Code Legal Entity Identifier: The Legal Identity Identifier (LEI) associated with the Access Code. The LEI must be a 20-character alphanumeric code (for example: DTCC ITP LLC = LEI: 549300DMBUWLVUJLNM35)
  • Type of Fund: A drop-down list of client types with values such as Bank Portfolio, Bank Trust, and Pension Fund.
  • A/C# @ Regional Custodian: The investment manager or trustee’s (when applicable) account number associated with the Access Code
  • BIC: The BIC of the investment manager or broker/dealer, executing/trading broker. In SWIFT, the investment manager or broker/dealer or executing/trading broker is known as the BUYR/SELL.
  • Contact Name: The name of the contact at the investment manager.
  • Institution Name: The first 70 characters of the investment manager's name.
  • Contact Phone: The phone number of the contact at the investment manager.
  • Large Trader ID (LTID): An SEC-required alphanumeric field for large trader identification. The Large Trader ID (LTID) associated with the access code. LTID must be either 8 numeric digits (NNNNNNNN), 12 numeric digits (NNNNNNNNNNNN), or of the format NNNNNNNN-NNNN.