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Import E*Trade Transactions

E*Trade (now part of Morgan Stanley) is a well-known US online brokerage. HCC StockWatcher can import the CSV transaction export from E*Trade's account management.

Export from E*Trade

  1. 1Log into your E*Trade account at etrade.com.
  2. 2Navigate to Accounts > Transactions.
  3. 3Select the date range for the transactions you want to export.
  4. 4Click the Download or Export button and choose CSV.
  5. 5Save the file to your computer. Its date and type headers are written without spaces — TransactionDate and TransactionType.

Import into HCC StockWatcher

  1. 1Go to the Transactions page and click Import.
  2. 2Select your E*Trade CSV file. The parser is auto-detected.
  3. 3Review the preview — each transaction is shown with date, symbol, quantity, price, and type.
  4. 4Confirm the import. Your holdings and estimated cost basis update immediately.

Parser Details

The E*Trade parser reads buy, sell, dividend, contribution, and withdrawal rows from the TransactionType column. The date and type headers carry no spaces. Every row is recorded in US dollars.

Supported CSV Fields

TransactionDateTransactionTypeSymbolQuantityAmountPriceCommission

What transfers from your E*Trade CSV

Exactly what the E*Trade parser reads out of the file, and what you will still need to enter yourself afterwards.

Read from the file

  • Buy and sell rows: TransactionDate, Symbol, Quantity, and Price.
  • The Commission column, applied as the fee on each trade.
  • Dividend rows, contributions and deposits, and withdrawals recognised from the TransactionType column.

Entered by hand afterwards

  • Currency. Every E*Trade row is recorded in US dollars on the US market; the export has no currency column.
  • Reinvestment rows are recognised as neither a purchase nor a dividend and are skipped — enter reinvested shares as a buy.
  • Option contracts. An option row imports as a plain ticker, so enter the contract on the options form.
  • Cost basis for positions transferred in from another institution.
  • Corporate actions such as splits, mergers, spinoffs, and return of capital are skipped.

Estimated capital gains, adjusted cost base, and the year-end United States and Canadian reference reports are all derived from these transactions, so anything missing here is missing from those figures too. See how estimated tax reporting works

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HCC StockWatcher is an informational tool for portfolio tracking. All cost basis and P&L figures are estimates. Consult your brokerage statements and a qualified tax professional for official records.