About Record Short Buy/Sell: Use this page to tell GlobeAdvisor how many shares
of the stock you shorted and when you sold them. If you buy or sell units at a later date,
these transactions must also be entered. Recording transactions is easiest if you have
your statements from your broker.
GlobeAdvisor does not have split-adjusted prices prior to December 31, 1998. For this
reason, we strongly recommend tracking your stocks after December 31, 1998. If you wish to
track stocks prior to December 31, 1998, make sure that the price and shares are adjusted
for all splits up to that date.
To record a buy/sell, follow these steps.
- Choose the stock you want to record the buy or sell for from the pull-down list beside
Select Stock. If the stock is not in the list, enter the symbol and exchange in the box
beside Enter Symbol. Valid exchanges codes are: T-Toronto, M-Montreal, X-Canadian Venture,
D-CDN, N-New York, A-American, Q-NASDAQ, Q2-Nasdaq-OTC.
- Enter the date of the transaction in the date fields in the format yyyy mm dd.
- Under # Shares or Amount, click the circle beside # Shares and type the number of
shares you purchased or sold on the transaction date in the adjacent box OR click the
circle beside $ and type the total dollar value of the transaction in the adjacent
box. If you are entering your initial sell transaction and entering information as of your
most recent statement from your broker, you would be entering either the number of shares
you are selling OR the total value of your investment in the stock.
- Under Share Price, click the circle beside $ and type the share price in the
adjacent box. Alternatively, you can click the circle beside Market Price and
GlobeAdvisor will automatically supply the share price at the close of business on the
specified date.
- If you are paying any fees for this transaction, either to a broker or financial
planner, you must enter either a percentage or a dollar value.
- Click either Buy or Sell depending on the type of transaction you are entering. No real
units will be bought or sold. The Confirmation screen will be shown.
- If the details are correct, click Add to my portfolio. If you need to make a
change or correction, click your Web browser's Back button.