Version 8.5 Software Enhancements

The 8.5 software enhancements pertain to the Option Symbology Initiative (OSI), specifically with support updates to Schwab Institutional and Pershing file imports. In addition, symbol entry has been enhanced to assist with the manual entry of the new option symbols.

***Attention Schwab Institutional and Pershing Users***

Schwab Institutional—Portfolio Director now supports Schwab’s Portfolio Center file formats (SLB and SLT) and these are the preferred file formats to be imported into Portfolio Director. The importing of Schwab’s traditional build, transaction and pricing files (BLD, TRN and PRI) should be discontinued.

Pershing—Portfolio Director now supports Pershing’s ISCA file format. For all Portfolio Director users who trade options on behalf of their clients, it is mandatory that the new ISCA file formats be imported into Portfolio Director. Pershing’s older DESC files will not support the new OSI.