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UAE chart of accounts

The 32 accounts the UAE book uses. Every debit and credit in the ledger lands on one of these.

Assets — what Valura holds

CodeNamePurpose
1000Bank Operating - AEDValura's own AED bank
1010Bank Operating - USDValura's own USD bank
1100Omnibus Cash @ GTNPooled customer USD cash held at GTN
1101Valura Operating Cash @ BrokerValura's own broker balance
1115Omnibus Cash @ ZAG (AED)Pooled AED customer cash
1120Omnibus Cash @ OGoldGold-purchase cash pool
1140Omnibus Cash @ Private MarketPM-purchase cash pool
1200Omnibus Custody @ GTNUS-equity custody
1220Omnibus Custody @ OGoldGold custody
1230Omnibus Custody @ Private MarketPM custody
1240Omnibus Custody @ Aldar (UAE Local)UAE local-equity custody
1500Cash in TransitDeposits/withdrawals mid-lifecycle

Liabilities — what Valura owes

CodeNamePurpose
2000Customer Cash Wallet - AEDPer-customer AED wallet
2010Customer Cash Wallet - USDPer-customer USD wallet
2100Customer Sec Liab - EquityCustomer's equity holdings claim
2110Customer Sec Liab - BondsCustomer's bond holdings claim
2120Customer Sec Liab - GoldCustomer's gold holdings claim
2130Customer Sec Liab - PrivateMarketCustomer's PM holdings claim
2200Withholding Tax PayableTax withheld, owed downstream
2210VAT PayableUAE VAT on fees
2220Regulatory Fee PayableSEC / TAF fees to be paid
2310GTN PayableGTN's brokerage cost — Valura owes GTN
2320Aldar PayableAldar's brokerage cost
2330Valura PayableValura's residual margin

Income

CodeName
4000Brokerage Revenue
4020Custody Fee Revenue

Expense

CodeName
5000Brokerage Cost
5020Regulatory Fee Cost
5030Custody Cost
5090Aldar Brokerage Share
5095Aldar Custody Share
5099Valura Earnings Share

The omnibus structure

Valura holds customer money and securities pooled at each custodian — one big "omnibus" account per (custodian, asset class). The per-customer split is tracked inside each journal line, not by having a separate account per customer.

At any moment:

  • 1200 Omnibus Custody @ GTN = the aggregate value of all customer equity holdings at GTN (at cost).
  • 2100 Customer Sec Liab - Equity = the aggregate liability Valura owes those customers for those exact holdings.

Both totals net to zero across all customers. Valura's own exposure to the underlying securities is zero — we're the custodian on behalf of customers, not the owner.

Worked postings

See Postings for concrete debit/credit examples per transaction type.