Add transactions
You can create transactions from scratch or based on a portfolio position, for example, to sell or buy a security already in your portfolio. Creating transactions from portfolio positions is useful for coupons, dividends, and sell-all situations. You can also create transactions based on a position in multiple portfolios for partial redemptions or security switches.
Add a transaction from scratch
To create a transaction from scratch, do the following:
In the Overview, select the portfolio in which you want to add a transaction. If you select the portfolio first, the transaction is directly linked to the correct portfolio.
Click New transaction in the New menu (top left) and select a security type.
Fill in the fields in the Transaction window. For descriptions of the fields, see Transaction window in FA Back reference.
Save the transaction.
Add a position-based transaction in a selected portfolio
To create a new transaction based on the position in the selected portfolio, do the following:
In the Overview, right-click the position row and select New.
Select Transaction with position’s security and amount where portfolio, security and amount are pre-filled based on the selected position, and transaction date is set to be the current date, or Transaction with position’s security, amount and trade amount where portfolio, security, amount, unit price, costs/taxes and trade amount are pre-filled based on the selected position, and transaction date is set to be the current date.
Fill in the fields. For descriptions of the fields, see Transaction window in FA Back reference.
Save the transaction.
Add position-based transactions in multiple portfolios
You can create transactions based on a position in multiple portfolios, for example, to do partial redemptions or switches from one security to another using the reinvest option.
To create transactions based on the position in multiple portfolios, do the following:
In the Positions view, search for a position to use as a starting point.
Click Create transactions and fill in the fields in the Generate transactions from positions window:
Create: The type of object to create. Select "Transactions".
Transaction type: The transaction type to use. The list of available types depends on the selected security.
Amount: The amount as percentage of the original position size.
Unit price: The unit price to use in the transactions. Enter a question mark to have the system automatically fill in the latest available price.
Transaction date: The date when the transactions take effect.
Settlement date: The settlement date of the transactions.
Tags: The tags for the transactions.
If the selected transaction type has a positive cash effect, reinvest by clicking Add security and filling in the fields, including the security to reinvest in. You can reinvest into multiple securities.
Click Preview transactions to check the transactions to be created. You can uncheck transactions you do not want the system to create.
Click Confirm.