Knowledge Base
Detailed information about how to use each TradeLog function and report. As well as general knowledge references for TradeLog users.
Tips and Tricks
Data Files
- Creating a New Data File
- Selecting a New Folder
- Opening an Existing Data File
- Saving a Data File
- Copying a Data File / Save As
- Edit Data File Settings
Managing Accounts
- Add Account
- Import Account
- Edit Account
- Modify Account and Broker Information
- Delete Account
- Transferring Open Positions
Selecting Trades
Editing Trades
- Editing a Trade
- Moving a Single Record
- Split Trade Records
- Consolidate Partial Fills
- Changing Tickers
- Changing Option Ticker Symbols
Adjusting Trades
- Fix Trades Out of Order
- Force Match Trades
- Match Tax Lots
- Using a Matching Method Other Than FIFO
- Holding Long-Term Open Positions
- Matching Imported Closing Trade to Holding
Adding and Deleting Trades
- Adding or Inserting a Record
- Entering Baseline Positions
- Baseline Positions Wizard
- Manually Entering a Trade
- Manually Entering a Wash Sale Deferral
- Deleting a Single Trade
Finding and Sorting Trades
- Finding a Ticker
- Finding a Specific Trade Number
- Finding Trades using Grid Filter Dialog
- Finding Duplicate Trades
- Display Open Positions
- Display Closed Positions
Options Menu
Importing Trades
- Selecting a Broker Import Filter
- Using the Auto-Assign Shorts Function
- Importing Your Trade History
- Importing With BrokerConnect
- Importing From Web Browser
- Importing From Downloaded File
Running Reports
- 1099 Reconciliation Report
- Wash Sale Detail Report
- Potential Wash Sales Report
- Potential Wash Sales Report - Section 1: Wash Sales Attached to Open Positions
- Potential Wash Sales Report - Section 2: Losses That May Be Disallowed By New Trades
- Potential Wash Sales Report - Section 3: Wash Sales Lost to IRA Account(s)
View/Display Features
- Display Matched Tax Lots
- Display Notes
- Display Option Tickers
- Display Strategies
- Display Time Stamp
- Display Wash Sale Deferrals