Use this screen to change the description of any open position.
Symbol - displays the official trading symbol or the one you created.
Asset - displays the name of the asset.
Portfolio - displays the name of the actual or the hypothetical portfolio you created.
Action - displays "Buy" or "Short"
Trade Date - is the date you place the order to buy or sell short.
Settlement Date - date your financial institution actually adjusts your account to reflect the transaction, important for transactions near year-end for financial reporting purposes.
Trade Notes - This field records transaction information such as transaction number.
Quantity:
For stocks and mutual funds = enter the number of shares.
For Bonds and CDs sold by brokers = record the face value of all identical bonds or brokered CDs.
For Options = number of contracts times 100 (some options use a multiple of 500).
For regular CDs = 1
Precious metals = record the number of units (coins, bars, etc.)
Price per Unit:
For stocks, mutual funds, precious metals, or exchange-tradable limited partnerships - enter the buy price of each unit.
Bonds and CDs sold by brokers - records the open price of each bond, as a percent of 100.
Options - enter the price per contract.
For regular CDs - enter the price you paid. For example, you bought a regular bank CD for $5,000, enter $5,000.
For Cash - enter 1.
Commission - records total commission including all miscellaneous transaction fees. Open commission adds to the total cost of your purchase.
