A full contract factsheet, as described above, includes a section showing all the linked funds available on the contract.
However, this information can also be obtained in a more concise form on a separate screen – i.e. a screen which only shows the linked funds. In addition, this screen lets you tick one or more funds, and then generates a fund factsheet for each one.
This page is illustrated by the first screenshot. You simply tick the funds you want factsheets for, and then click on the Show Factsheets button at the top or bottom of the list.
This page can be opened in two ways:
- By right-clicking on a contract name in a research grid, and choosing the Linked Funds option from the pop-up menu.
- By choosing the Fund Factsheets option from a full contract factsheet.
Sorting the list of funds
The list of funds can be sorted by clicking on the column headers such as 1yr, Alpha etc. This sorts the funds within every sector, and highlights the column header in bold.
An example of this sorting is illustrated by the screenshot below. As a result of clicking on the Alpha header, all the sectors have been sorted so that the funds within them are displayed with the highest alpha values first.
(Sorting on volatility shows the funds with lowest values first,because lower numbers are better for these metrics.)
Generating factsheets and graphs
The tickboxes next to each name let you select multiple funds to graph or display factsheets for. You simply tick the funds you want, and then click on the Factsheets button or the Graph button.
(Please note that firms which have not subscribed to the fund module of Synaptic Research only have access to one type of graph.)
Fund picker
As well as sorting, you can also use a “fund picker” which does three things:
- Highlights the specific sectors in which you are recommending funds (and hides the other sectors).
- Sorts the remaining sectors on your choice of metric such as alpha, volatility or past performance.
- Automatically selects the best fund in each sector.
This fund picker is described in the next section. It is designed as a quick and simple tool for selecting the funds to use on a contract.
The Fund Research link
If your firm subscribes to the fund module of Synaptic Research, the menu bar will also include a link labelled Fund Research. This is highlighted in the screenshot below.
This tool lets you start in-depth fund research into the linked funds available on the contract. It is a more comprehensive alternative to the Fund Picker for occasions when you need to take complex factors into account when picking the funds to recommend. This topic is covered below.
