Transactions Tab

The Transactions tab displays transactions for the current day, as well as transactions made within the last 90 days.  The Transactions view page is read-only, so the data can not be manipulated, but can be exported for use with other programs such as MS Excel.

Click on the Transactions tab to refresh the window.

You can view:

NOTE: Transaction History information is not available in Demo mode.

To View Your Transaction History:

  1. Go to the Account Detail window and click on the Transactions tab.
  2. Click Transactions > Update in the menu.
  3. Enter the number of days you want to view transactions for, up to 90 days.
  4. Click OK.

Stock symbols and price and volume data shown here and in the software are for illustrative purposes only. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., its parent or affiliates, and/or its employees and/or directors may have positions in securities referenced herein, and may, as principal or agent, buy from or sell to clients.

NOTE: If your account includes transfers made to or received from a bank deposit account, the footnote shown in the image above will display.

 

Tab Columns Descriptions

Date

The date the transaction occurred. For trade orders this reflects the date the order was filled.

Action

This indicates whether a action was a Buy, Sell, Sell Short, or is left blank for monetary transactions.

Quantity

  • The number of stock or mutual fund shares bought, sold or sold short.
  • For fixed income securities, this number reflects the face value of the security you bought or sold.
  • For options, this reflects the number of option contracts you bought or sold.
  • For monetary transactions, this field will display a zero.

Settlement Date

The date by which an executed securities transaction must be settled, either by paying for a purchase or by delivering a sold asset.  In a regular-way delivery of stocks, the settlement date is usually trade day + 3 business days (T+3).

Symbol

The abbreviation used to represent the security. For monetary transactions, this field will display a zero.

Description

This field provides a description of the security or an explanation of the transaction.

Price

This indicates the price you paid or received for the purchase or sale of a unit of the security. For example, if you bought 10 shares of ABC at $90 a share, the price would be $90. For monetary transactions, this field will display $0.00.

Amount

This indicates the total amount of the transaction. Numbers inside ( ) indicate money was deducted from your account. Numbers without the brackets mean money was deposited into your account.

Commission

Displays the commission paid for a specific transaction. If no commission applied or if the trade was executed today, you will see an asterisk (*).

 

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