eRegal Discount Securities Import Instructions:
PLEASE NOTE:
eRegal has a new and much better way of getting trade history using downloadable text files from Penson.
Penson Trade Activity Import
General Procedure:
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Log on to your trading account web site and click on the Account Information tab,
and select Activity.
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Select Trades from the "Activity Type" drop down box.
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Unselect the Current check box and select a From Date and a To Date drop down box.
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After your Trade History report displays in your web browser, please make sure that you have the right report by verifying that your report contains the following columns:
Account Type | Trade Date | Settle Date | Exec Time | Trade Number | CUSIP/Symbol | ISIN | Description | Buy/Sell | Qy | Price | Principal Amt | Comm | Other Comm | Net Amount | Curr
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Click on Download Data icon at the top right side of the screen.
Note: This icon does not say "Download Data" but is labeled below for reference:
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An Export Data window will popup.
Select Delimited text file and Comma delimited and then click the Download now button.
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Click the Save button to begin the download.
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Make sure you use the Save In drop down dialog box to save your file to your
"c:\my documents\TradeLog\import" directory.
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Run TradeLog and make sure the Penson import filter is selected. If not please use menu item:
Options, Import Filters and select Penson.
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Click on the Penson Imp button. The Penson Import dialog appears.
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Select your Penson transaction text file and click on the Open button.
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Click on the Yes button to confirm your import and save to disk.
Clicking on the No button will cancel the import.