Using our Profiles, you can manually specify how an order will allocate among a group of accounts by predetermining the number of shares/contracts, or defining specific percentages or ratios at which a trade will allocate.
To create a share allocation profile
On the Edit menu, select Global Configuration.
On the Configuration screen, click Advisor in the left pane to expand that selection, then select Allocation Profiles.
Click Create and enter a profile name, preferably one based on the way you plan to allocate shares between clients.
Note: You may want to include a prefix such as "AP" in the name to identify the choice as an Allocation Profile when it appears in the order selection list.
In the Allocation Profile specifies area, select a method of allocating shares between accounts:
Percentages - this method will split the total number of shares in the order between listed accounts based on the percentages you indicate. For example, an order for 1000 shares using a profile with four accounts at 25% each would allocate 250 shares to each listed account in the profile.
Ratios - this method calculates the allocation of shares based on the ratios you enter. For example, an order for 1000 shares using a profile with four accounts set to a ratio of 4, 2, 1, 1 would allocate 500, 250, 125 and 125 shares to the listed accounts, respectively.
Shares - this method allocates the absolute number of shares you enter to each account listed. If you use this method, the order size is calculated by adding together the number of shares allocated to each account in the profile.
Click in the Account field to view all accounts. Select an account and tab over to the Value field.
Enter the percent, ratio or number of shares to be allocated to the selected account (you may need to delete the current value). Tab to create a new account line.
Note: If you use percentages to allocate shares, percentages allocated must equal 100. If you use ratios, The system automatically calculates these percentages.
Continue until you have listed all the desired accounts for the current profile, and click OK.