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Transactions

Buy, sell and cashbook entry transactions are all listed in order on the 'Transactions' page. Transactions has similar information to the holdings page, except the holdings page only lists buys and sells in one company, where as transactions lists all transactions that have been made in the portfolio including amendments to the cash book.

  • Transactions table parameters

    Ref (No)
    Each Buy Transaction generates a unique reference number; sells from that holding will share that same number.

    Epic
    Company trading acronym

    Type
    There are three types in the holding/transaction tables
    B = Buy
    S = Sell
    U = user entry in cashbook

    Quantity
    Number of shares purchased

    Price
    The price per share when purchased

    Value
    The total cost of the quantity of shares purchased. (Quantity) x (Price) = (value)

    Charges
    Broker charges for trading.

    Recpt/Paymnt
    In a Buy transaction this column shows the total cost of the transaction (Value) + (charges) = (Paymnt)

    In a Sell transaction this column shows the money received from the sale.
    (Value) - (Charges) = (Recpt)


    Description
    When you use the buy/sell transaction form you can enter any notes about the Buy/sell, which are displayed here.

    Date
    Date of transaction

    Time
    Displays the time you entered for the transaction from the Buy/sell transaction form.

    R
    Remove a row by selecting the tick box in this column and clicking on the remove icon at the bottom of the table