Concepts

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​Stacks: Main Models in Molecule

It's helpful to understand the data models and use cases for the main position-creating models in Molecule. Broadly: Trades are for actual transactions. Users can't manipulate heavily downstream. Ass…

Updated 4 months ago by Sameer Soleja

As-Of Date

As-of dates are a core concept in most Molecule reporting. They represent a reporting date -- the date that a specific report is about. As-of dates are in: Valuations (and Settlements) Reporting. YTD…

Updated 4 months ago by Sameer Soleja

Inventory & Tickets Stack

Broadly, Tickets offer the ability to manage inventory. Tickets represent injections and withdrawals from inventory. Inventory is the sum of Tickets. Stack. Lifecycle. When a Ticket is created or upd…

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Trades Stack

Broadly, Trades are for managing forwards, futures, swaps, and options. In Molecule, we think they should generally represent transactions that have happened. Stack. Lifecycle. After a Trade is booke…

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Assets Stack

Broadly, Assets provide users the ability to directly write Asset Valuation rows that can line up with Trade Valuation rows. Assets are often used for custom shape, forecasts, natural positions, or e…

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Origins

In Molecule, origin (sometimes called account origin) refers to the company you are trading as. For example, Experimental Energy might be trading under several different companies. In other systems,…

Updated 4 months ago by Sameer Soleja

Mark Levels

Molecule uses a concept called Mark Level to determine the priority of marks and volatilities used to value a trade. In some documentation, these may also be called curve_source or quality. First cli…

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