Recording shares

Record share trades, dividends and changes to your share position.

Select Enter transaction, Shares. Trading is for buying, selling, selling short and covering a short position. Dividends and other events have their own entry point.

Step by step

1Open Trading and select the broker account, action and trade date. Choose an existing share or enter a new share with its name, listing status and currency.
2Enter the actual quantity and gross amount. Fractional shares are supported: for example 0.125 or the exact fraction 1/3. The gross amount is the total share price, excluding fees and tax withheld.
3Enter purchase fees separately; they form part of the cost. Selling fees reduce the disposal result. When selling short, the proceeds after fees become the liability’s cost basis.
4Use Dividends for a cash or share distribution. Copy the gross dividend, any fees and tax withheld. For withholding, choose how to record it. Enter dividends from a participation in Participations.
5Use Events for transfers, splits or consolidations, conversions preserving cost, or exchanges/disposals. The position on the chosen date determines whether this concerns holdings or a short position. For a split, enter the new : old ratio; 2 : 1 doubles the quantity without doubling total cost.
6For a conversion preserving cost, enter the investments received and retained, quantities and an allocation totalling 100%. For an exchange, enter the consideration. Check the resulting positions in the preview and confirm.