System Organization:

Configuration of various desks, entities and processing centers, along with

portfolios structure.
Static Data Configuration:
Overview of definition and addition of various financial instruments as well as
various market
conventions.
Front-Office Modules:
Description of pricing and booking sequences through the eTradepad module.
Introduction to the Simulation module usage and mechanism, and the abilities
to customize
Introduction to Murex Limit Controller module
Market Data:
Presentation of various market data sets from all asset classes and their
organization in
relation to different desks and entities.
Presentation of the Market Data Viewer module that enables the customization
of market data
access and display.
Middle-Office Modules:
Description of trade management, Trade Query tools, the PL Closedown
procedure, available
PL tools, Trade Validation (including management of Trade Events and Trade
Versioning)
through user definable Post-Trade Workflow and through One-Stop Processing
screens
Back-Office Modules:
Introduction to the Confirmation workflow and confirmation templates through
the Exchange
Workflow module.
Presentation of Payment module and Accounting module, along with all
possibilities of
customization.
GOM Global Operating Model
Design and build a multi-entity organization
Set-up multiple entities and processing centers
Define user profiles based on their roles in the application
Determine the different desks required to organize front-office users
Create a portfolio hierarchy
Trade Repository
Understand the structure of trade hierarchy, trades events, and the principles
and
mechanism of trade versioning
Close Down Procedure & End Of Day Cycles
Planning and configuration of a bank daily close-down procedure and entire
end of day cycle

Installation
Brief overview on MX.3 architecture
Installation procedure
Environment management
Monitoring
Infrastructure monitoring
Business engine monitoring
Middleware and sequencing layers monitoring
Batch Processing
Processing scripts technical configuration
Procession scripts API for scheduling
Database layer
Features
Administration
Middleware layer
Remote access
Load Balancing
Sequencing layer
Workflow Manager
Position Server
Real-time services
Compute Engine
MX Session
Trade Repository
Viewer
Datamart Feeder
Security
Demonstration of an Interest Rate Swap
Follow the flow of trade through the various Front-Office modules from pricing
to booking to
risk management
Instrument Configuration
FX instruments configuration
Security instruments configuration (equities, bonds, equity baskets, equity
index, futures,
options and warrants)
Interest rate generators
Commodity instruments configuration
Simulation Module and Viewer
Simulation module mechanism and features
Design and customization of data to be displayed and monitored
Profit & Loss
P&L components in MX
P&L variance analysis

Market Parameters and Rate Curve

Market rate sheets and rate curve configuration
Impacts on P&L
Data model and storage procedure
e-Tradepad
Navigation & Organization
Pricing, Structuring and Communication Platform
Pricing Notepad
Simultaneous pricing of various products
Broadcaster
Stripping tool
Risk Matrices and Graphs
Building of Risk Matrices on Pricers
Graphs Generation
Pricing Templates
Layouts
Patterns
Pricing Templates
Structured Trade Builder
Strategy Construction
Strategy Pricing
Strategy Deployment
Workshop
Simple and more complex structures will be built from scratch by the trainees
Pre-Trade Sequences
Different pre-trade sequences
Design and build of the pre-trade sequences
The Murex Scripting Language (MSL)
Use of Look-up tables and Generic Market Parameters (GMP)
Debugging tools
Pre-Trade Rules:
Completion
Compliance
Routing
Mirroring and Hedging
Workshop:
The trainee will build and test pre-trade sequences for different purposes
Architecture of the Communication Module
Different components and their roles
Communication Module in the eTradepad
Distribution profile
Organizer rules
Export templates

Pre-Trade Sequences for the Communication module

Completion
Compliance
Communication Workflow
Tasks used in the workflow
Formulae for the communication workflow
Workflow monitoring and debugging
Workshop
Analyze and test the communication workflow
Configure the communication module for a new product
Web Services technical architecture
Web services Security architecture
Pricing Web service
Pricing Web service architecture
Pricing web service configuration
Product definition
Web service request examples.
Pricing web service authorizations
Quoting Web service
Quoting Web service architecture
Quoting web service configuration
Web service request examples
Quoting web service authorizations
MLC Introduction
High Level Business Overview of System
Overview of current client usage of MLC
MLC Configuration Introduction
Basic Static Data
Limits Structure
Group and Time Configuration
Introduction to the Limits Parser
Basic Formulae Types and Definition
Overview of Various Risk Types
Bar
Bucket
Profile
Introduction to Limits Management
Default Limits and Basic Limit Management
Engines
Basic Limit and Risk Monitoring
Basic Limit and Risk Reporting
MLC Advanced Configuration
Advanced Static Data
Matrices

Advanced Limits Parser

Netting and Horizontal Columns
Advanced Limits Management
Server Property Management
Mx MLC Workflows
Transaction Details
Advanced Risk Configuration Options
Advanced Limit and Position Monitoring and Reporting
Automation
End of Day
Risk Computation
Limits Re-Calculation
Mx/MLC: Real Time versus End Of Day
Troubleshooting
Users / Groups / Rights Administration

Collateral Manager
Pre-Configured environment deployment
Architecture
Collateral Manager Building Blocks:
Collateral Static Data
Collateral Risk Definition
Collateral Transaction Details
Collateral Parser
MxML Exchange (High Level)
Workflows
Margin Call Document
Reconciliation
Troubleshooting
MDCS architecture overview
Architecture
Application Directory Navigation
Major Scripts and Primary Settings
Real time and reporting
Monitoring Tools
Optimization Tools and Options
End Of Day and batch processes
Risk Computation Monitoring and Optimization
Limits Computation Monitoring and Optimizations
Troubleshooting
Performance and architecture case study
MDCS architecture overview
Accessing the MDCS through XML files
Configuration of the Market Data Refresh inside Murex sessions

Configuration of the Market Data import into the database (Processing Scripts &
MDRS)
Configuration of RTBS
Data management and quality control through JavaScript usage in RTBS
Trade query
P&L on one deal
Simulation viewer
Creation of views
Data dictionary manipulation
Datamart data display
P&L calculation through components
Dynamic tables/PL notepad
Definition
Creation and exploitation
Datamart reporting
Running reports
Running batch of feeders
Market data
Definition and modification
Market data assignment
P&L Variance
Scenario definition
Execution
Accounting Module configuration
Global settings definition
General chart of accounts management
Simple & Dynamic accounts: entries are booked in appropriate accounts
according to specific
trade characteristics
Accounts based on formula definition : definition of accounts based on logical
filtering definition
Accounting rules setting
Accounting rules definition
Standard filters definition
Accounting events logic
Fx complementary rule definition
Daily Accounting activity
Accounting queries from the Journal of entries
Audit trail tools
Manual entries definition and validation
Datamart
Functional Architecture
Datamart Configuration
Datamart Table Feeders

 Maintenance
Datamart Reporting
Datamart Extraction (to .csv file)
Datamart Viewer (MX.3)
Overview of Mx Generation 2000 platform and description of the functional
architecture
System organization
Configuration of various users, user groups, desks and portfolios
Instrument configuration overview
Pricing tool: First look at the module through the pricing of a simple option
Simulation general overview
Simulation, concepts and mechanism, with samples of various Front-Office
simulation screens
Market data
Storage and organization of market rates for all asset classes including rate
curves
Full trade life cycle functionality
including trade query and trade validation, trade workflow design, techniques
for applying
changes / corrections on previously booked trades, market operations
management (i.e.,
option exercise), and rate fixing process
Tools for P&L / position evaluation
P&L notepad, presentations of available preconfigured reports and report
printing choices
Confirmation module
Introduction to document workflow management through MxML exchange and
templates
design
Payment module
Presentation of the cash flow management tools
Accounting module
Mechanism and sample model
Automated processing scripts
Description of processes that can be configured in a script; illustration of an
End of Day
process
System Multi-Tiered Architecture
High Level Technical Architecture
Characteristics of System Components
System Installation
Monitoring Tools
GUI and Script Monitor to Control all Available Services
Troubleshooting and Monitoring Tools to Investigate Performance Cases
Processing Scripts and Processing Scripts API

 Definition and Implementation of the Processing Scripts

Installation and Execution of Processing Scripts API
Workshop
Installation Procedure and Various Troubleshooting Scenarios
Main Recommendations
MDCS Architecture Overview
Accessing the MDCS through XML Files
Configuration of the Market Data Refresh inside Murex Sessions
Configuration of the Market Data Import into the Database (Processing scripts /
MDRS)
Configuration of Rtimport_cache
RICs Building
Connection to the Provider
Introduction
MxML Exchange Functional Description
Workflow and Graphical Environments
Connecting Mx to MxML Exchange
Workflow Tasks
Basic Technical Administration and Monitoring Tools
Data Dictionary
Functionalities
Building Formulae
Formulae Examples
Utilities
Confirmation in MxML Exchange:
Building Confirmation Documents and Confirmation Workflows
Detailed Workshop on a given Confirmation Scheme
Introduction
Describe MxML Exchange module and its potential with an overview of the
main functionalities
and tools
Familiarize with the graphical interface
Connect between Mx and MxML Exchange
Data Dictionary
Present of the wide spectrum of formulas available in the Data Dictionary
Learn how to build additional formulas
Import/Export in MxML Exchange
Design and build different kinds of Import and Export interfaces using the
powerful features of
the Data Dictionary
MxML Exchange Technical Administration and Monitoring
Troubleshoot a complete workflow end to end
Data Publisher

 Structure and logic of data dictionaries

Configuration of output tables
Various techniques for better output performance
Profit and Loss, cash flows, accounting, risk figures, trade information, and
static data
Murex Built-in Report Writer
Techniques to build a report or a data extract to a file
Report import / export procedure
Configuring and running a batch of reports within Murex
General Overview of the Advantages and Strengths of MX.3 Platform
Release Management and Architecture of the Platform
GOM Global Operating Model
Organization of Murex platform: Multiple entities, processing centers, portfolio
hierarchy,
automatic scripts end of day
Trade repository and various Workflows
Datamart / Exchange / Real time modules
Etradepad / Distribution
Back Office modules: Deliverable / Nostro / Accounting
Main Recommendations
Migration Project Dependencies
Functional Streams
Interface & Reporting Streams