We studied trends in ab initio electronic structure, spin moments, orb
ital moments and magneto-optical (MO) properties of MPt3 compounds. Ca
lculated quantities agree well with existing experimental data. It was
found that values of local orbital moments are closely connected with
the predominant spin character of the electronic states near the Ferm
i energy (E-F). Features of the MO spectra are primarily defined by th
e absorptive off-diagonal conductivity sigma(2,xy)(omega).