To load a batch of stock locates and stock locate fees into PropReports, a comma-separated values (CSV) file can be used. Please follow RFC 418 guidelines when creating CSV files. Notably, if you will have field values with commas, the field value must be in quotes.
Click here for a Locates file CSV Template.
Sample Data
Date/Time,Account,Offset Account,Qty,Symbol,Cost,Locate Id 03/31/2009 13:25:55,ACCOUNT1,ACCOUNT2,1000,AAPL,40.0,ABC123
Fields
Field | Mandatory? | Format | Sample | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Date/Time | Yes | MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS |
| Date and time of the locate in Eastern time. If time is unknown, specify as 00:00:00. |
Account | Yes | CHAR(20) |
| Name of the account (PropReports Account Id). Anything after the first 20 characters will be ignored. |
Offset Account | No | CHAR(20) |
| Optionally, name of the opposite account for the locate fee being charged. If there is no fee, this field will be ignored. |
Qty | Yes | DECIMAL(18, 8) UNSIGNED |
| Number of shares located. |
Symbol | Yes | CHAR(48) |
| Ticker symbol of the instrument being located. Please follow the symbol naming convention. |
Cost | No | DECIMAL(15, 4) UNSIGNED |
| Total fee associated with this locate. Both positive and negative values will be processed as a fee (there is no way to post a credit). |
| Cost Per Share | No | DECIMAL(18, 8) UNSIGNED | 0.25 | Per share fee associated with this locate. Please specify either Cost or Cost Per Share column but not both. |
| Locate Id | No | CHAR(25) | ABC-123 | An external id associated with this locate. Locate Ids are not case-sensitive. |
Enabling the Upload
Before uploading for the first time, you must to make sure the Generic data source is enabled
- Click on the 'Upload' menu.
- Click on the 'Sources' sub-menu.
- If the Generic source is in the Disabled Sources list, click Enable next to it.
Uploading the File
To load the file into PropReports, please follow these instructions. Load the file as "Locates" in order to upload the locate events and as "Adjustments" in order to post associated fees.