Trading

A Quick Start for Trever Trading

1. Go to the Trading Portal

  1. On the Trever main screen click the Trading Portal icon or choose Trading Portal in the sidebar. 1 - Select the Trading Portal on the Trever Main Screen

2. Check Trading Venues

  1. To start trading in Trever, make sure that at least one trading venue is integrated. If this has not yet happened, please contact Trever. We will be happy to set up the desired venue for you.
  2. To check whether the required services are running, click on the Venue icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen. 2 - Select Venues in the Trading Portal
  3. On the Venue screen, click on the desired venue and go to the Services tab. In the Services tab make sure the service type TOMS is running. 3 - Check Running Services on the Venues Screen
  4. If the TOMS service is running, this venue can be used for trading.

3. Create Customer

  1. On the Trading screen click the Customers icon.
    4 - Select Customers on the Trever Main Screen
  2. To create a customer in Trever, click Add Customer at the top right-hand corner of the Customer screen.
  3. Trever distinguishes between 3 types of customers. The INSTITUTION type is selected for corporate customers or companies, the RETAIL type is selected for individual private customers and JOINT is selected when private customers join together to make joint investments.
    5 - Select a customer type
  4. Depending on which customer type has been selected, the dialogue shows the fields Last Name and First Name, Company Name, or Joint Name.
  5. Select a Margin for the customer. If the margin setting Use default is selected in a trading route, this setting takes effect. The value for DEFAULT and PREMIUM margin is set in the workspace settings. Workspace Settings
    6 - Select a default margin for the customer
  6. Optionally, a customer can be assigned to one or more Investment Entities.
    7 - App selection on Trever Main Screen

4. Create a Trading Route

  1. Back in the trading portal, Click on the Routes icon in the top right-hand corner of the Trading screen. 8 - Routes Button
  2. Click on Add Route to create a new route.
  3. Choose a label. It is recommended to choose a label name that tells the user what a route does or identifies routes without clicking them.
  4. Select a Base Asset. The base asset is the asset that is bought in a buy execution and sold in a sell execution.
  5. Select a Quote Asset. The quote asset is the asset that is used to pay for the base asset in a buy execution and is received as payment for the base asset in a sell execution.
  6. Set a Margin. The margin is the markup that is booked to the revenue account when a trade is executed with this route. The margin is always calculated in the quote asset.
  7. Set a Risk Quantile
  8. Set a Risk Duration. The risk quantile and risk duration determine the level of confidence and the timeframe for which the predicted price remains valid. Risk Quantile / Risk Duration
  9. For Margin, Risk Quantile, and Risk Duration a default value can be set in the workspace settings. Workspace Settings
  10. Set Hops for the route.
    9 - Valid Trading Route
  11. If the desired symbol is not available, a route can use multiple hops:
    10 - Valid Trading Route with multiple hops

5. Place an Execution in the Trever Trading Portal

  1. Select a trading route from the Route drop-down menu.
  2. Then select a customer from the Customer drop-down menu.
  3. Optionally, select an investment entity from the Investment Entity drop-down menu. If a customer has only one investment entity, it will be selected automatically.
  4. The trading screen now shows the order book and a candle stick chart for the selected trading pair (Symbol).
    11 - Trever Trading Screen with a selected route
  5. Select between Buy or Sell.
  6. Select between Market.
  7. Enter the request quantity and request asset and the dialog will show the counter quantity and the current price.
  8. Press the Buy/Sell button.
    12 - Example of a Market Order - Buy
    13 - Example of a Market Order - Sell \
  9. The execution will appear in the list of Active Executions
  10. Once the execution is completed, whether successful or not, it appears in the execution History 14 - Transaction History