E*Trade Financial

E*Trade Financial Import Instructions:

E*TRADE Financial

PLEASE NOTE:

In previous versions of their year end Excel file and transaction history reports, Etrade Financial used option symbols for option trades rather than complete option descriptions. However, in the most recent update, Etrade seems to be trying to provide the additional detail necessary so that options can be fully described in TradeLog® long format. (ie: "MSFT JAN07 40 CALL")

Therefore, when manually entering your open option positions from last tax year, you must enter them using the proper long hand format so that TradeLog® can properly match them with the closing positions upon import.   Also, if you used TradeLog® for the previous tax year and have open positions going into the current year you will have to convert any options which are recorded using option symbols to the TradeLog® long hand format.

There are three methods of import (select a method for detailed instructions):

• Download with Broker Connect   - recommended method

• Download an Entire Year - for importing an entire year - Please use this for tax purposes.

• Import from Transaction History - for keeping up to date