Considerations
The table below contains all of the transactions that can be recorded for an Option. Click any of the links to view the procedure for entering the selected transaction.
| Transaction | Description | 
| Use this transaction to set the 'baseline date A benchmark date used as a basis for comparison.' in order to prevent a corporate action from processing against a position that you have already adjusted. | |
| Use this transaction to record a short position in your account that you do not want tracked before a certain date (baseline date), that includes all proceeds information and any adjustments to the position prior to that date. | |
| Use this transaction to manually assign a call option and sell short the underlying security. | |
| Use this transaction to manually assign a call option by FIFO. This closes an option contract and sells the underlying security. | |
| Use this transaction to manually assign a put option and cover a short in the underlying security. | |
| Use this transaction to manually assign a put option by FIFO. This closes a put option contract and buys the underlying security. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record short positions that you held open at the time your broker sent your trade data. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record positions that you held open at the time your broker sent your trade data. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a cover short using the Specific ID method. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a cover short by FIFO. | |
| Use this transaction to manually open a long option contract. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a cash settled assign transaction for an option. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a cash settled exercise transaction for an option. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a cover "against the box A stock that is actually owned by the seller but held in the box, meaning it is held for safekeeping." transaction for an option. | |
| Use this transaction to manually add a position to your account, without affecting your gains/losses | |
| Use this transaction to manually exercise a call option to cover a short on the underlying security. | |
| Use this transaction to manually exercise a put option and sell short the underlying security. | |
| Use this transaction to manually exercise a call option by FIFO. This closes a call option contract and buys the underlying security. | |
| Use this transaction to manually exercise a put option by FIFO. This closes the put option contract and buys the underlying security. | |
| Use this transaction to manually expire a call or put option by FIFO. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a leap conversion transaction for an option. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a merger transaction for an option. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a name change transaction for an option. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record an underlying security reorganization for an option. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record an underlying security split for an option. | |
| Use this transaction to sell or "close" a long option using the Specific ID method. | |
| Use this transaction to sell or "close" an option by FIFO. | |
| Use this transaction to sell or "write" a short option contract. | |
| Use this transaction to specify contracts to transfer between brokerage accounts. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a transfer transaction for an option. | |
| Use this transaction to manually record a withdraw transaction for an option. Withdraw transactions remove a position from your account without affecting your gains/losses. |