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Add a trade by hand

Enter a buy, a sell or shares you already held, and Breakeven works out the charges.

Updated 19 October 2026. 1 min read.

Short answer

In Breakeven, choose Add trade, then Enter details. Pick the stock, buy or sell, the date, shares and price; the charges are worked out as you type.

  1. Choose Add trade, then Enter details.
  2. Pick the stock (search by ticker or name).
  3. Choose Buy or Sell, the trade date, the number of shares and the price per share.
  4. Check the charges shown beside the form: each levy, the brokerage and the total.
  5. Choose Save.

Shares you already held

If you don't have the details of older purchases, choose Opening balance and enter the number of shares and what you paid in total, fees included. Your account statement shows it.

Fixing a mistake

Open the holding, find the trade in Trades and choose Edit or Delete. Your break-even and profit figures are recalculated straight away.

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