Other - New Cover Short Transaction

Considerations

Use this page to manually enter a cover short transaction categorized as "other" (private placements, for example).

Click any of the images above to view a list of available trades for that category.

Click here to view an example of the New Cover Short Transaction page.

Procedure

From the Manually Record Trades page, click Other and then select Cover Short from the drop-down list. The Other - New Cover Short Transaction page displays

1. By default, the Action is set to Cover Short. To change this, select a different action from the Action drop-down list. The fields that display depend on the action that is selected.

2. Enter the symbol of the security in the Symbol field. Click Verify to confirm you have entered the correct symbol for the security.

3. Enter the date you instructed your broker to close your short position in the Transaction Date field. You can also click the Calendar icon and select the appropriate date from the calendar that displays.

4. Enter the number of shares in the Shares field.

5. Enter the commission and fee amount in the Commission + All Fees field.

6. To enter Total Cost, do one of the following:

• Select the Price per Share radio button - If you select this radio button, enter the Price per Share in the field provided. Once you have entered this information, click the Calculate Total Cost button. The total cost of the trade is automatically populated in the Total Cost field and this field is grayed out.

• Select the Total Cost radio button - If you select this radio button, the Total Cost field becomes active. Enter the total cost of the trade, including all commissions and fees.

7. To record the Cover Short transaction, click Submit. To record the transaction and continue to enter additional transactions, click the Record and Repeat button. To leave this page, without recording the transaction, click Cancel.