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FpML-CD Question on the initialPoints annotation



While reviewing the initialPoints element annotation:
 
An optional element that contains the up-front points expressed as a
percentage of the notional. An initialPoints value of 5% would be
represented as 0.05. The initialPoints element is an alternative to
marketFixedRate in quoting the traded level of a trade. When initialPoints
is used, the traded level is the sum of fixedRate and initialPoints. The
initialPoints is one of the items that are factored into the initialPayment
calculation and is payable by the Buyer to the Seller. Note that
initialPoints and marketFixedRate may both be present in the same document
when both implied values are desired.
 
I was wondering about the sentence that says:  When initialPoints
is used, the traded level is the sum of fixedRate and initialPoints
 
Is this really the case? Can we sum up directly these values? Shouldn't we run it through the ISDA Calculator to get the traded level?
 
Thanks in advance,
Marc


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