Creating Investment Transactions

Creating investment transactions is easy, just follow the steps below.

Creating Investment Transactions:

Select the desired account from the Account List.
To create a transaction for the regular transaction register select the "Transactions" view by selecting the "Transactions" button on the right of the top bar.

To create a transaction for the statement transaction register select the "Statements" view by selecting the "Statements" button on the right of the top bar and select the desired statement from the statements table.
Either use the Menu Bar and select "Transactions" then "New Transaction" OR raise the transaction "Edit" view by selecting the "Edit" button on the center of the top bar, then click the "+" button on the bottom left.
Now just fill in all your standard transaction details (date, payee, type, category, memo, amount, etc.)
***If you set the date outside the range of the "Start" and "End" dates under the transaction register in the "Transactions" view the transaction will not be shown and you will have to expand the "Start" and "End" dates to include the new transaction.***
For investment transactions you must select a valid investment transaction type (Buy, Sell, etc.).
Once a valid investment transaction type has been selected the "Security Type" drop down box will be enabled allowing you to select the type of investment security for the transaction ("Stock", "Bond", "Option", "Mutual Fund", "ETF", "CD", or "Other").
Select the "Security Info" button on the bottom of the "Edit" view and follow the specific instructions below based on the security type you selected in Step 6.

Setting up Transactions for Stocks, Mutual Funds, ETFs, or Other Securities

Setting up Transactions for Stocks, Mutual Funds, ETFs, or Other Securities:

Enter the Security's name in the "Stock Name" text field.
Enter the Security's market symbol in the "Stock Symbol" text field (use finance.yahoo.com to lookup symbols) Also, see note below about how investment positions are created.
Select the currency the security is listed in from the "Stock Currency" drop down box.
Enter the number of shares involved in the transaction.
Enter the price paid per share in the "Price" text field.
Enter the total commission paid as part of the transaction in the "Commission" text field.
Enter the total amount for the transaction in the "Total Cost" text field (this is also the value in the "Amount" text field in the "General Info" view).
Now, you're all done! The investment transaction's data is all complete and all your investment positions are automatically updated.

Setting up Transactions for Bonds or CD Securities

Setting up Transactions for Bonds or CD Securities:

Enter the Security's name in the "Bond Name" text field.
Enter the bond symbol if available. Also, see note below about how investment positions are created.
Enter the bond CUSIP number if available. Also, see note below about how investment positions are created.
Select the currency the security is listed in from the "Bond Currency" drop down box.
Select the bond type the security falls into from the "Bond Type" drop down box.
Enter the number of units for the security in the "Units" text field (for bond's use the bond's face value divided by 100 and for CDs use face value).
Enter the price per unit for the security in the "Unit Price" text field (use the percentage of par for bonds and $1 for CDs).
Enter the par value of the security in the "Par Value" text field (typically use $100 for bonds and $1 for CDs).
Enter the coupon rate percentage in the "Coupon" text field.
Select the frequency of the coupons from the "Coupon Freq." drop down box.
Select the security's issue and maturity dates.
Enter the total commission paid as part of the transaction in the "Commission" text field.
Enter the total amount for the transaction in the "Total Cost" text field (this is also the value in the "Amount" text field in the "General Info" view).
Now, you're all done! The investment transaction's data is all complete and all your investment positions are automatically updated.

*Note: Bonds in SEE Finance should be entered using percentage of par values. For example, a purchase of two $10,000 bonds selling at $9,500.00 each should have 200 entered as the units, $95 entered as the unit price, and $100 entered as the par value.

*Note: Bond market prices in the program can also be based on the common present value (PV) of a bond formula if the Investment Preferences for "Use PV of a Bond Formula for Bond Quotes" is turned on. In order for the PV of a bond calculation to be accurate the bond transactions must be setup with the relevant bond specific information (bond issuer type, coupon rate, coupon frequency, par value, issue date and maturity date).

*Note: CDs in SEE Finance should be entered using $1 for the unit price, face value for the number of units and $1 for the par value.

Setting up Transactions for Stock Options

Setting up Transactions for Stock Options:

Enter the option's name in the "Option Name" text field.
Enter the option's symbol in the "Option Symbol" text field. Also, see note below about how investment positions are created.
Select the option's type from the "Option Type" drop down box.
Enter the option's underlying stock symbol in the "Stock Symbol" text field.
Enter the number of contracts in the "Contracts" text field (assuming 100 shares per contract).
Enter the price per share for the option in the "Option Price" text field.
Enter the initial per share price of the underlying stock in the "Stock Price" text field.
Select the currency the security is listed in from the "Stock Currency" drop down box.
Enter the strike price for the option in the "Strike Price" text field.
Enter the expiration date for the option.
Enter the total commission paid as part of the transaction in the "Commission" text field.
Enter the total amount for the transaction in the "Total Cost" text field (this is also the value in the "Amount" text field in the "General Info" view).
If the option is "American" check the "American" checkbox.
Update the option's "Shrs/Contract" value if the number of shares per contract if it is not the typical 100 shares per contract.
Now, you're all done! The investment transaction's data is all complete and all your investment positions are automatically updated.

Notes:

SEE Finance creates the your investment positions based on the transactions found in your investment accounts. If you are missing the relevant investment buy/sell transactions, you will be missing components of your positions and may need to create these missing transactions or create Shares In/Out investment transactions.
Investment positions are created from the investment transactions entered into accounts. Investment transactions are matched by the symbols set in the transactions in order to create positions (for bonds the symbol or the CUSIP or a combination of the bond's variables). Stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, options and other security types are matched just using the symbol set for the transactions. Bonds and CDs are matched using the bond symbol or CUSIP set for these transactions or if the symbol or CUSIP is not available a combination of the bond's info (bond issuer type, coupon rate, coupon frequency, par value, issue date and maturity date). If there is not symbol information available for a security and/or you just don't want this security to be updated during investment quote downloads you can set the transactions for the desired security to have an unique symbol not listed on an exchange such as "MySecurity1".
If you are not tracking the funds used in investment specific transactions You can set an investment specific transaction to have the category of the same account the transaction is in (the account's name in brackets) to prevent a change in the investment accounts balance. This is useful for single mutual fund accounts where there is never a cash balance and other investment accounts where the funds used in investment transactions come from an untracked source such as an employer.

Creating Investment Transactions

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