CTM Onboarding

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The below learning path provides a guide to all the learning tasks we suggest you complete to ensure a successful introduction to the CTM Manual service.

Required Resources

Access all the resources needed to complete the tasks assigned to you for each step to support your CTM Broker Manual competency. You can also download the CTM Manual Broker New User Learning Path Checklist, for your internal records. 

The MyDTCC portal provides personalized online access to all DTCC web products and support capabilities in one convenient location. Once logged into MyDTCC you can:

1. Access your DTCC product leveraging single sign-on

2. Submit support requests

3. Access the DTCC Learning Center which provides on demand resources to support your use of all DTCC products and services.

As a new user of CTM, we recommend that you log in to MyDTCC, verify that you are able to access CTM by clicking on the CTM tile under My Products and that you can access the Learning Center through the My Learning Dashboard tile. 

Link: MyDTCC. To learn more about how to use MyDTCC, both as a Product Administrator for your organization or as a individual user, visit MyDTCC for ITP Clients

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Click each individual resource below to to learn how to use the CTM manual trade input functionality and access the supporting resources.

Part 1: Manually Input Your Trades - Live Webinar or Webinar Recording

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  • Alternatively, view a Using the CTM 4.0 UI to Manually Enter Your Trades webinar recording, below (36 mins)

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Part 2: Review the CTM UI 4.0 Online Help

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Complete the on-demand video learning to understand how to use the CTM UI functionality to manage your matching exceptions. Click on each individual resource below to access it:

Part 1: Recorded Webinar (55 mins)

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 Part 2: Short How-To Videos (22 mins)

  1. Working with Not Matched Trades (3 mins)
  2. Amend a Trade (2 mins)
  3. Force Pairing and Matching (1 min)
  4. Handle Rejects (2 mins)
  5. Handle Errors (4 mins)
  6. Retrieving Match Agreed Trades (1 min)
  7. Cancel a Trade (3 mins)
  8. Customize your View (4 mins)
  9. Search for Trades (2 mins)

Optional training for those users that will be leveraging ALERT for the enrichment of your SSIs in CTM.

Access the ALERT for Broker Dealers - Securities eLearning course and complete the modules listed below to gain a foundational understanding of the ALERT platform to facilitate the input of your own SSIs for use with CTM, if needed. 

  1. Overview of DTCC's ALERT (8 mins)
  2. Broker SSIs: Create your own SSIs (11 mins)

Optional for those users that will be leveraging ALERT for the enrichment of your SSIs in CTM.

Take some time to ensure that your SSIs are set up in ALERT and you understand the structure of these SSIs (ALERT Settlement Model Name, Country, Method and Security) with which to be able to enrich your CTM trades once in Production.

All CTM learning resources are available on demand by accessing CTM® 

At any time you can contact our Client Services team by visiting www.dtcc.com/client-center to speak to a Client Services Representative or to submit a support ticket.

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CTM: Matching & Exception Handling

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CTM: Entering Trades Manually

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CTM: Matching & Exception Handling

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Mandatory PSET Field Population FAQ

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CTM FIX 4.4 Interface Message Specification for Broker/Dealers (Current)

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CTM: Introducing the User Interface

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CTM View Only Broker: Implementation Guide and Procedures

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CTM Equity Options: Implementation Guide

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CTM MTI Specification: Debt/Equity for Broker/Dealers

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CTM Match to Instruct (M2i) and Auto-Affirmation: Implementation Guide for Investment Managers

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CTM Match to Instruct (M2i) Workflow: Implementation Guide for Executing Brokers

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CTM® Support of Equity Listed Options

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CTM MTI Specification: Debt/Equity for Investment Managers

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CTM XML DTDs for Debt and Equity

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CTM Technical Resources

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CTM Release Information

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CTM FIX 4.4 Interface Message Specification for Investment Managers (Current)

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CTM Interfund Transfers Best Practices

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CTM: Client Configuration Setup (CCS) Product Help

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CTM Settlement Location: Best Practices and Recommendations

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CTM ALERT Key Auto Select (AKAS) Implementation Guide

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CTM Asset Class Overview: Repurchase Agreements (Repos)

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CTM MTI Specification: Repurchase Agreements (Repos)

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CTM XML Message Specification for Repurchase Agreements (Repos)

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