Record Trades - Stock

Transaction

Description

Adjusted Lot

Use this transaction to set the 'baseline date A benchmark date used as a basis for comparison.' in order to prevent a corporate action from processing against a position that you have already adjusted.

Adjusted Short

Use this transaction to record a short position in your account that you do not want tracked before a certain date (baseline date), that includes all proceeds information and any adjustments to the position prior to that date.

Baseline Short

Use this transaction to manually record short positions that you held open at the time your broker sent your trade data.

Baseline

Use this transaction to manually record positions that you held open at the time your broker sent your trade data.

Buy

Use this transaction to purchase shares of a specific stock.

Cash in Lieu

Use this transaction to record fractional shares into your account that were created by corporate actions.

Cover Against the Box

Use this transaction to manually record a cover "against the box A stock that is actually owned by the seller but held in the box, meaning it is held for safekeeping." transaction for a stock.

Cover by ID

Use this transaction to record closing short activity for a stock, and specify from which lot ID(s) to allocate shares to cover.

Cover FIFO

Use this transaction to manually record closing short activity for a stock, using the first in, first out (FIFO) method.

Cover HIFO

Use this transaction to record closing short activity, using the highest in, first out (HIFO) method.

Cover LIFO

Use this transaction to record closing short activity, using the lowest in, first out (LIFO) method.

Cover LowCost

Use this transaction to manually close short lots, with the highest tax proceeds, in order to maximize gain.

Cover Short

Use this transaction to manually record closing short activity for a stock using the default method selected on the My Settings: Edit Account Info page.

Deposit

Use this page to manually add a position to your account, without affecting your gains/losses.

DivRe

Use this transaction to manually record a dividend reinvestment (DivRe) for a stock.

LT Capital Gain Re

Use this transaction to manually record a long term capital gain reinvestment for a stock.

Rights Exercise

Use this transaction to manually exercise rights for a stock.

Rights Expire

Use this transaction to manually expire rights for a stock.

Sell by ID

Use this transaction to sell shares of a stock, using the Specific ID method.

Sell FIFO

Use this transaction to record a sell using the first in, first out (FIFO) method.

Sell HIFO

Use this transaction to manually record a highest in, first out (HIFO) sell for a stock.

Sell LIFO

Use this transaction to manually record a last in, first out (LIFO) sell for a stock.

Sell LowCost

Use this transaction to close long lots with the lowest tax cost in order to maximize gain.

Sell Short

Use this transaction to manually record open short activity for a stock.

Sell

Use this transaction to sell shares of stock using the default sell method selected on the My Settings: Edit Account Info page.

ST Capital Gain Re

Use this transaction to manually record a short term capital gain reinvestment for a stock.

Transfer by ID

Use this transaction to transfer shares between accounts, and specify the lots from which to transfer those shares.

Transfer

Use this transaction to transfer shares between accounts.

Warrants Exercise

Use this transaction to manually exercise warrants for a stock.

Warrants Expire

Use this transaction to manually expire warrants for a stock.

Withdraw by ID

Use this transaction to withdraw specific shares, and specify the lots from which to withdraw those shares.

Withdraw

Use this transaction to remove shares and cost basis for unusual transactions like voluntary corporate actions, transfers out, gifted shares or to make minor share adjustments.