This article explains how to manually add a buy or sell trade to an existing holding so your performance, cost base, and reports stay accurate.
When To Add A Manual Trade
You can manually add a trade when a buy or sell transaction is missing from a holding.
This can be useful if:
a broker import did not include the trade
you need to add older trade history
you received shares outside a broker import
you sold a holding and need to record the sale
you need to correct a missing buy trade causing a negative quantity
This article covers manual buy and sell trades for stock and ETF holdings. Cryptocurrency trades use a separate workflow.
Open The Holding
To add a trade to an existing holding:
Select Portfolio from the left-hand menu.
Scroll to your holdings list.
Select the holding you want to update.
Open the Trades tab.
Select + Add Trade. This will open the Add Trade form.
You can also use the search bar at the top of Navexa to search for the holding name or ticker, then select the matching result.
Add A Buy Or Sell Trade
To manually add a trade:
Open the holding’s Trades tab.
Select Add Trade.
In the trade form, choose Buy or Sell as the trade type.
Enter the trade details.
Select Add Trade to save the trade.
The trade will be added to the holding’s trade list. Navexa will then update the holding’s performance, cost base, and reporting based on the details entered.
Complete The Trade Fields
When adding a trade, complete the fields that apply to the transaction.
Common fields include:
Type: Choose Buy or Sell.
Date: Enter the trade date.
Quantity: Enter the number of shares or units traded.
Price: Enter the price per share or unit.
Brokerage: Enter any brokerage or commission paid.
Broker Name: Select or enter the broker used for the trade.
Notes: Add any notes you want to keep with the trade.
File: Attach a trade confirmation, contract note, or supporting document.
Navexa calculates the trade value from the quantity and price entered.
Adding A Buy Trade
Use a Buy trade when you acquired shares or units.
This includes ordinary purchases, historical buy trades, and cases where you need to add missing buy history to fix a holding with a negative quantity.
If you received shares as a gift, reward, bonus, or transfer, make sure the trade date and price reflect the correct acquisition details for your records.
Adding A Sell Trade
Use a Sell trade when you disposed of shares or units.
After adding a sell trade, Navexa may use the trade history to calculate realised gains or losses for tax reporting.
If you need to choose which buy parcels were sold, add the sell trade first. Then open the sell trade from the Trades tab and use parcel selection.
If You Only See Buy
If you only see a Buy screen and cannot choose Sell, you may be using a quick-add flow instead of the full holding trade form.
To add a sell trade, open the holding first:
Select Portfolio from the left-hand menu.
Open the holding.
Select the Trades tab.
Select Add Trade.
Choose Sell from the trade type field.
The full Add Trade form should let you choose between Buy and Sell.
Attach Supporting Documents
You can attach a file when adding a trade.
This can be useful for keeping a copy of the broker contract note, trade confirmation, or other supporting document with the transaction.
Attached files do not change the trade calculation. They are for record keeping and reference.
After Adding A Trade
After you save the trade, check the holding’s Trades tab to confirm the trade appears correctly.
Review the:
trade date
type
price
quantity
brokerage
value
If the trade is incorrect, select the three-dot menu beside the trade and choose Edit.
Remember, this is general information, not personal financial advice.