AccountTypeCapabilities

The different attributes that an Account may have to impact functionality in the system.

Conceptual Types

AccountTypes have certain capabilities attached to them. The system enables certain features and functionality based on the bits from this type that are activated for a particular AccountType. There are a few conceptual types of account defined in terms of system functionality;

Brokerage
- IsBrokerAccount
- not CanBeParent
- not IsRollUp
Firm
- IsBrokerAccount
- CanBeParent
Rollup
- IsBrokerAccount
- IsRollUp

Metadata

Underlying type: u16

Values

Key	Value	Description
CanBeParent	1	`Account` may be a parent account to another account. An `Account` may not be it's own parent.
IsRollUp	2	`Account` is a "roll-up" of it's children. All activities performed on a child are reflected in a rollup parent. This is currently only available in an `Auction` event.
RequireExternalFk	4	Account must have an `ExternalFK` value set. This is an internal MarketGrid reference.
ParentNoHoldingTransactions	8	This is an internal capability for backwards compatibility handling of `Accounts` that are parents.
IsBrokerAccount	16	Labelling this as a broker account. This only has a functional impact in an `Auction` event.
IsMarketMaker	32	Labels this `Account` as a market maker account. There is an internal distinction for the way data is stored for this kind of account if the running system is using optimised change tables.
IsSuspenseAccount	64	`Account` is a suspense account for collection of various erroneous transactions encountered elsewhere in the ledger components.
CanGoNegative	128	The balances on the `Account` may go negative.
IsFeeAccount	256	Can be used to accrue fees for trading activity.
IsIssuerAccount	512	Labels this as the `Account` for a primary issue for an `Auction` event. Other than for initialising such an `Auction` this capability has no functional impact.
ActivateNew	1024	`Account` will be made active at the time of first creation.
IsOperatingAccount	2048	`Account` is the ZBA operating account for the ledger.

Referenced by

Tables

Table	Field	Description
AccountType	Capabilities