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Setup Accounts
The Setup area is where administrators can setup and edit risk and account
information.
A list of all current accounts is displayed. To create a new account, click the link at
the top of the screen. You can also click to view a list of deleted accounts.
Enter the information for the new account:
| Account | The account number that gets sent to the Exchange. This must be unique. T4 has an account override feature which allows you to enter an alias account here and the real account later |
| Firm | The firm that the account belongs to. This must be the same firm as the user that this account will be assigned |
| Name - The name of the account. This will appear in the account |
| Display Name - Name that gets prefixed to the account name displayed in |
| Enabled - Whether the account is enabled or not. If it is not enabled, |
| Allow Order Routing - Allows API applications to specify different exchange rules |
| Account Mode - Three risk modes to choose( need link to explain differences) |
| Max Clip Size - The maximum size order that can be placed for the |
| Max Position - The maximum position allowed in any market for the |
| Max Pit Trades - The total volume (buys + sells) of pit trades allowed in any |
| Daily Start Trading Time | he time of day after which the account may start opening |
| Daily Stop Trading Time | he time of day after which this account cannot open |
| Net Liquidating Balance | his can be populated by a backoffice download or |
| P&L Warning (%) - The % of the balance used by P&L that triggers warnings |
| Allow Back Office Balance Updates | elect this if the account's balances can be updated from a |
| Allow Back Office Position Imports | elect this if the account's overnight positions can be |
| Back Office System Firm Code | irm codes can be entered here for report purposes |
| Back Office System Office Code | irm office codes can be entered here for report purposes |
| Back office System Sales Code | irm sales codes can be entered here for report purposes |
| Daily Position Rollover | elect if any end of day positions should be rolled over to |