Cash Deduction After Trades
Cash is an essential part of setting up Portseido to measure your portfolio correctly.
What happens when you add a trade?
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When you log a stock purchase transaction, Portseido deducts the corresponding cash for that purchase from your portfolio’s cash balance and records it with the trade. This ensures that your cash position reflects the funds spent on new holdings.
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For a sell, cash is added accordingly.
Example: If you buy shares for $1,000, your cash decreases by $1,000.
Choose how you want to manage cash
There are two approaches—pick one that suits your workflow:
Option 1 — Manage cash manually
- Add cash transactions to your portfolio before logging a purchase.
- Ensure you have enough cash to cover each trade to avoid miscalculation.
- If you forget, add or adjust a cash transaction afterward to correct the balance.
Option 2 — Let Portseido add cash automatically
- Turn on Auto-Deposit and Portseido will add cash as needed when you log trades.
- See: Auto Deposit for setup and behavior.
TIPS: What to do if cash looks “off"?
- Make sure your initial cash was added before logging first trades.
- Review recent trades and cash transactions happened on the same dates.
- Dividends and interest increase cash; fees or withdrawals reduce it.