Stock Quotes - Entering Trades/Dividends

If you wish to trade in stocks that are already in your portfolios, Stock Quotes provides some extra facilities to simplify updating your stock information.

To enter a new trade and/or dividend, tap on the relevant stock symbol on the main screen; be sure you have selected the appropriate portfolio on the main screen. The stock editing screen will be displayed, and on the right of this screen are three buttons for trading (Buy, Sell and Div); tap on the appropriate button. Select OK on the stock edit screen when you have finished entering trades/dividends.

Buy

Tapping on the Buy button will display a dialog allowing you to enter a quantity and cost. The quantity entered is the number of shares you have just bought, and the cost is the price you have paid (including fees). Selecting Done on the dialog will cause the quantity for that stock item to be increased by the quantity entered and the total cost will be increased by the cost entered.

Sell

Tapping on the Sell button will display a dialog allowing you to enter a quantity and price. The quantity entered is the number of shares you have just sold, and the price is the total amount you have received for the shares. Selecting Done on the dialog will cause the quantity for that stock item to be decreased by the quantity entered and the total cost will be decreased by the price entered.

Dividend

Tapping on the Div button will display a dialog (similar to that shown on the right) allowing you to enter a dividend. You can either enter the total dividend received, or the dividend received per share (by selecting the Per share check box). The dividend entered is added to the total dividend for the stock. If the per share check box is selected the dividend is multiplied by the number of shares before being added to the total dividend; note that this method is not recommended as the total calculated in this way may not take into account rounding and fees/taxes.