First Trade Guide
How to Log On to CIBC FX Online
• Go to e.cibcwm.com/fx-trading/
• Click Sign On
• Enter your User ID and Password
• Click Sign On
• For security reasons, it is not
recommended that you allow your
Internet browser to remember your
password
User Tip
Cut-Off-Times
Do not forget to log off by clicking LOG OUT
located on the upper right hand corner of the
web page.
Trade Date Values:
• To receive same day value on a trade, it must be completed before 4:30 pm ET,
otherwise you will receive next business day value.
• Non-USD Wires are always 2 Business Day Value.
Settlement Instructions:
• Account transfer is required by 4:30 pm ET.
• USD Wire settlement is required by 4:30 pm ET.
• Non USD Wire settlement is required one business day prior to the value date by
4:30 pm ET.
How to Make a Trade
• Click the FX Trading tab at top
left hand side of screen
• Select the BUY currency you
require. BUY = deposit to your
CIBC bank account or outgoing
wire payment
• Select the SELL currency you require. SELL = withdrawal from your CIBC bank account
• Insert the exact amount of transaction in either the BUY or SELL box
• Select Value Date – Same day or Next business day.
• Click Get Rate
Next Page
• A rate will be displayed for a
certain amount of time
• Click Accept Rate, otherwise
click on Decline Rate
• After accepting the rate, a Trade
Detail summary page will appear
• Then click the Settlement tab to attach your instructions to this trade
Trade Details Page
• After accepting the rate, you
will be provided with a Trade
Reference number
• Click the Settlement tab to
insert payment and withdrawal
details
User Tip
ONCE AN ORDER IS PLACED, IT CANNOT BE
CANCELLED. If you fail to settle the trade
or if you accepted a rate in error, you must
contact us immediately. You bear the market
risk on all outstanding trades.
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How to Settle a Trade
• After accepting the rate, click
the Settlement tab
• Click ADD/EDIT button under I
Buy to insert instruction
• If using an Existing Instruction,
click the Instruction Name box
to view list of Instructions and
select appropriate Instruction
• If a New Instruction, first
select Payment Method – Bank
Account or Wire
• Insert settlement details. Save
the template for future use, if
required
I Buy
• Next, click the ADD/EDIT button
under I Sell to insert instruction
• Repeat above steps to add
instruction
• Click ATTACH INSTRUCTIONS
at bottom of page to finalize the
transaction
I Sell
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How to Create a Settlement Template
Go to the View Templates tab and
click New Instruction.
• Select the currency and create a
name for the new instruction
• Select Payment Method – Bank
Account, Bank Draft or Wire
• Insert settlement details
• Click on SAVE
Please note that your New Instruction
must be reviewed and approved by our
Processing Team (Back Office) before you
can attach it to a new or existing trade.
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How to Use the Quote Calculator
To create a Quote list for the first time:
• Click the Add button
• Select the desired currency pair
(i.e. USDCAD), Value Date,
Action (either BUY or SELL),
then enter a default amount
(i.e. 100,000)
• Click OK
To Modify Quote list
• Click the Add button to add more currency pairs
• Select the desired currency pair (i.e. USDCAD), Value Date, Action (either BUY or SELL), then enter a
default amount (i.e. 100,000)
• Click OK
To edit or delete a currency pair, click
to the right of the currency pair:
• Select either Edit or Delete
To make a trade:
• Click Rate
• Review Spot Rate details and
click Accept Rate
• Click the Settlement tab
to provide your settlement
instructions
Decouple feature: allows you to
disconnect the Quote List and move
it to another area of your computer
screen.
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How to Search for a Previous Trade
1. Use Trade Ref Search tab, if
you know the reference number
of the trade you are looking for.
• Enter the Trade Reference
Number and click Search
• For settlement details, click
the Trade Ref. #. Then click
the Settlement tab to view
Settlement Instructions
2. Use Trade Inquiry tab, to
search for a previous trade:
• Enter a date range and click
Refresh
• For settlement details, click on
Trade Reference number then
click the Settlement tab to view
Settlement Instructions
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How to Create a Recurring Trade Template
Go to View Templates tab and click
Recurring Trade Templates.
• Click New Template
• Enter desired Template
Name, currencies, amount,
settlement instructions and
value date
• Click Save Template
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Contacts:
Trading Support:
Processing / Settlement Support:
Toll Free: 1 877 224-2239
Toll Free: 1 877 224-2239
Local:
Local:
416 594-3911
416 594-3911
(Press option 1 – English, then option 1
again)
(Press option 1 – English, then option 2)
Fax:
416 594-8335
Fax:
416 594-8335
Email:
[email protected]
Email:
[email protected]
Online Password Re-sets /
Activation:
Toll Free: 1 877 224-2239
Local:
416 594-3911
(Press option 1 – English, then option 3)
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