Create Instruments Manually

Introduction

When instruments cannot be fetched from market sources due to expiry, non-tradability or missing identifiers, the Reluna Platform provides a built-in feature to manually create them. This ensures you can continue placing orders and recording transactions without disruption, reducing reliance on support and maintaining operational continuity.

Purpose

This guide shall help you understand how to create private instruments directly from the Order or Transaction forms when they are not available in market resources—empowering you to act quickly and independently.

When Should You Use This?

The instrument is expired, non-tradable, or custom.
The instrument is not found in the Market Resources.
You do not have access to an active market source.
You are creating loan/deposit instruments via a Transaction.

Pre-Conditions

You must be in the Order or Transaction form.
You have searched for the instrument and it’s not available.
You understand the required fields for the instrument type/subtype.

Steps to Create Instruments Manually

👉 Need help finding an instrument before creating it manually?
Check out the Unified Instrument Search Guide to learn how to search using Internal, External and By Ticker options.

Navigate to Order or Transaction form on the platform.
Use the Instrument Search window to look up the desired instrument.

👉 Need context on Shared vs Private Instruments? Click here to learn how the platform retrieves instruments during all search types.

If the instrument does not exist, click on the button.
Then, a confirmation message will appear outlining important conditions before creating an instrument manually,

The instrument must not be available in market sources.
It will not be automatically linked to any market feed.
You will need to maintain and reconcile related transactions manually.

✅ Check the box for “I read all conditions”, then click Yes to proceed.

Now, you will be redirected to the instrument creation form.

Choose the Instrument Type (e.g., Fixed Income, Certificate, Equities, Futures, Options and more).

When you select an Asset Type and its relevant Subtype, the platform automatically suggests the relevant fields required for that combination.

Loan/Granted Loan/Deposit instruments can only be created from the Transaction form, not from the Order form.
FX and Cash types are not available.

Then, select its Subtype.
Click Next.

Shared instruments cannot be duplicated as Private.

Now, fill in Instrument details using the stepper form, it is divided into four steps.

Complete each step, as below:

Step 1: Main Information

Here, fill in the required fields such as:

Field Reference Here:

Field	What to Fill In
Name(*)	Enter a clear, recognizable name for the instrument (e.g., "XYZ Bond 2025").
Currency(*)	Select the trading or settlement currency (e.g., USD, EUR, AED).
Minimum Amount(*)	Specify the smallest/minimum tradable unit.
Maturity	Enter the maturity date (if applicable).
ISIN	Provide the ISIN if available for validation and consistency.
Issuer	Enter the legal name of the issuing entity (e.g., "XYZ Corporation").
Country of Risk	Select the country where the issuer has primary exposure or operational risk.
External ID(*)	Use this for internal or third-party system mappings (e.g., Bloomberg ID).
Issue Company	Choose the company from your platform setup that is issuing this instrument.

Here, fixed Income is just one example, field requirements dynamically adjust for all asset types and subtypes across the platform.

Then, click Next to continue and move to next step.

Step 2: Dynamic Market Data

In this step, there are two ways – (1) Import data in bulk using a predefined template or enter (2) Manually.

Upload File with Records

To populate the market data table:

Click Import New File button on the top right corner of the table.
Select Download The Template to get a structured file format for entering your data

Or,

Select Upload File with Records to import your file.

Add Records Manually

Here, fill in each field for the new entry on the table:

Field Reference Here:

Field	What to Fill In
Date	Select the applicable market data date. Used as reference for pricing and accruals.
Price	Enter the current market price of the bond (e.g., 98.50 or 102.00).
Accrued	Enter the accrued interest amount up to the selected date.
Coupon Date	Select the next or most recent coupon payment date.
Duration	Enter the bond duration in days or years (as applicable).
Yield to MTY	Input the yield expected if the bond is held to maturity.
Moody’s	Enter or select the credit rating from Moody’s (e.g., A1, Baa2).
Fitch	Provide the Fitch credit rating (e.g., AA-, BBB).
S&P Rating	Optionally enter the credit rating from Standard & Poor's (e.g., A+, BB).

Scroll horizontally to view and complete all columns.

Click + icon to add the values to the table.
Select the checkbox to include the entry in the instrument setup.

Or,

You may add/delete multiple entries, if needed and then, click Next or Close.

Step 3: Additional Information

You may fill in as many of the following fields, as applicable.

To find what to fill in these fields, check this table:

Field (A-Z order)	Input Type	What to Fill In
Admitted to Trading (MiFID)	Yes/No	Toggle if the instrument is MiFID-admitted.
Asset Class (EMIR)	String	Type the EMIR-defined asset class (e.g., Debt, Equity).
Australian Sanction Status	String	Enter sanction tag/status if applicable.
BICs Level 2	String	Input BICS Level 2 classification (e.g., Banks, Utilities).
Call Date	String (Date)	Type call date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
Call Price	String	Input the price at which the bond is callable.
Called	Yes/No	Toggle if the bond has already been called.
Callable	Yes/No	Toggle if the bond can be called before maturity.
CFI Code	String	Enter the ISO-standard CFI code (e.g., DBFTFR).
CO (OFAC Directive)	String	Specify applicable OFAC Council Order if any.
Coupon	String	Enter coupon rate (e.g., 5%).
Coupon Frequency	String	Frequency of coupon payments (e.g., Annual, Semi-Annual).
Coupon Type	String	Type of coupon (e.g., Fixed, Floating).
CUSIP	String	CUSIP code (mainly for US securities).
Defaulted	Yes/No	Toggle if the bond/issuer is in default.
Destination Exchange SV	String	Enter exchange name (e.g., NYSE, XETRA).
Direct Market SV	Yes/No	Toggle to indicate direct market access.
Discount Bond	Yes/No	Toggle if it’s a discount bond.
European Union Sanction Status	String	Type the applicable EU sanction status.
Face Value SV	String	Par value (e.g., 1000).
Fund Type	String	Input type (e.g., Mutual Fund, ETF).
ISIN Old	String	Previous ISIN if changed or reissued.
Issue Date	String (Date)	Enter the date the bond/security was issued (YYYY-MM-DD).
Iranian Sanction Status (OFAC)	String	Enter status per Iranian sanctions.
Market Sector Des	String	Brief description of market sector.
Market Type	String	Primary or Secondary.
MIC Exchange	String	MIC code (e.g., XNAS for NASDAQ).
Min Increment	String	Minimum price unit (e.g., 0.01).
MIFID_ASSET_CLASS	String	MiFID asset class label.
MIFID_CLASS_FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENT	String	Label for MiFID instrument class.
MIFIR_IDENTIFIER	String	Identifier for MIFIR reporting.
MTY_TYP	String	Internal instrument maturity type label.
Multiple OFAC Directives	String	List applicable directives (e.g., Directive 1, 2).
Next Called Date	String (Date)	Date of next call opportunity.
Nominal Bond Amount	String	Total issuance value (e.g., 1,000,000).
OFAC Full Sanc Company	Yes/No	Toggle if issuer is fully sanctioned.
OFAC FRGN FINL INST Sanct Stat	Yes/No	Toggle if linked to foreign financial institution under OFAC.
OFAC Sectoral Sanc CO	String	Specify the company name under OFAC sectoral sanction.
OFAC Sectoral Sanc Directive 1	String	Enter Directive 1 details.
OFAC Sectoral Sanc Directive 2	String	Enter Directive 2 details.
OFAC Sectoral Sanc Directive 3	String	Enter Directive 3 details.
OFAC Sectoral Sanc Directive 4	String	Enter Directive 4 details.
PRICING_SOURCE	String	Source of market pricing (e.g., Bloomberg).
Put Date	String (Date)	Enter date when bondholder can put bond.
Region	String	Enter region (e.g., APAC, EMEA).
Round Lot SV	String	Trading lot size (e.g., 100).
Sector	String	Industry sector (e.g., Financials).
Sectoral Sanctioned Security	Yes/No	Toggle if the security falls under sectoral sanctions.
Security Exchange SV	String	Name of the security exchange.
Security Type 2	String	Optional additional classification.
Security Type SV	String	Base security type (e.g., Bond, Equity).
Settlement Currency SV	String	Currency in which settlement occurs (e.g., USD).
Settlement Type SV	String	Settlement category (e.g., DVP, FOP).
Senior	Yes/No	Toggle if the bond is senior in repayment order.
Sinkable	Yes/No	Toggle if bond has sinking fund.
Swiss Sanction Status	String	Status under Swiss sanctions, if applicable.
Symbol Suffix SV	String	Add suffix if needed for differentiation.
UN Sanction Status	String	Status under UN sanctions, if applicable.
YestMarketPrice SV	String	Latest available price as of yesterday.
Security Type	String	Primary security classification (e.g., Equity, Bond).

Click Next to proceed to final confirmation or to make changes go Back.

Step 4: Confirm Details

Review all entered information. If everything looks correct, click Create to complete the process, Edit to make changes or Close to discard the creation.
When Create button is clicked, successfully created message appears on the screen.

How It Appears in the Order Form

After successful manual creation:

The instrument will immediately be selectable in the same Order form where the process started.

The Instrument Name, ISIN, and key details are auto-filled into the order.
The platform treats this as a Private Instrument, visible only within your organization or environment (depending on your platform settings).
Price is pre-filled if manually entered or loaded from a selected source.
You can now proceed to complete and submit the order form.