Importing from Interactive Broker (IB)
You can import your trades
from Interactive Broker (IB) using the YTD Flex Query(see below) -OR- directly
from the TradeLog window:
● Open the Trade Log window
● Select Account and number of days to display
● Click on any row
● Click Ctrl+A (Select ALL Trades)
● Copy to clipboard (Ctrl+C) or Edit/Copy to Clipboard
● Open PerfAna and click on the IB toolbar button:
● Make sure the TradeLog columns are in the correct order -
as shown below:
Action, Quantity, Underlying, Descrpition, Price, Currency, Exch, Time, Order
ref, Account, Commission:
Importing trades from Interactive Broker (IB) using the YTD Flex Query | |||||||||||||
Login to the Acocunt Management of Interactive Broker (IB) and select your Account | |||||||||||||
click on "Run" button for the "YTD" Flex Query
(see below how to create your "YTD" Flex Query):
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This will open a new browser window and save
automatically all confirmed transactions/trades since beginning the year
into a CSV file: |
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Open the folder were the "YTD.csv" file was downloaded and
right click on the "YTD.csv" file and select "PosAna" (Trading
Performance Analyzer): This will open the "Trading Performance Analyzer" showing the completed trades in the Equity Chart and now you can analyze your trading etc!
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Creating your "YTD" Flex Query | |||||||||||||
Below we show you how create a "YTD" Flex Query -
allowing you to save
automatically all confirmed transactions/trades with one click! Once you have created the "YTD" Flex Query you can directly just run the query see above! |
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Go to the "Flex Queries" section: Reports -> Trade Confirmations -> Flex Queries |
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Since we do not have [yet] any Flex Queries you see - click
on the "Create New Flex Query" button: |
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Adjust the basic Flex Query settings as shown below: |
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Select the ALL ESSENTIAL FIELDS fields under the "Fields
Available" section - as shown below: e) Click on the "Save Query" button: f) Now the "YTD" query is available - click on "Run" to save all confimed transactions/trades since the year beginning
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Select the following fields are essential for correct
processing and need to be selected in the "Fields Included" section:
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Previous IB Flex Query forms: a) Click on the first field "ClientAccountID": b) Move the grey scroll box to the end: c) Hold down the SHIFT button and click on the last field "AllocatedTo" to select ALL FIELDS: d) Click on the green selection arrow to include ALL FIELDS: moving all fields to included: |
Importing from your custom
CSV File (CSV)
The "Trading Performance Analyzer (TrdPerfAna)" allows you also to import any custom trading records. Just drag the CSV import file into PerfAna and select "Replace current File" or right click in Windows Explorer and select "Open with" and select the PerfAna icon. You can then save the loaded CSV file as a native POSA file (File/Save As) |
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Short Format: (Bold=Required
Columns) Sample1.csv.
Symbol,EntryDate,EntryTime,ExitDate,ExitTime,Volume,EntryPrice,ExitPrice,Profit/Loss, |
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Long Format: (Bold=Required
Columns)
Pos#,Equity,Symbol,EntryDate,EntryTime,ExitDate,ExitTime,Volume,EntryPrice,ExitPrice,Profit/Loss[,Fee,Label] |
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