Export futures trades

status1

Well-known member
I came across another problem with the /ZB futures
I was trying to export my trade from TOS to keep track of it because sometimes TOS changes the option symbol to the next expiration when I load TOS the next time
For some reason when I save it I cannot open it It seems it cannot save it in a text format like it does any other stock or index
It is also saving it in a different way than normal
Now that I look at it it cannot save any futures not just /ZB I am guessing maybe it has something to do with the / character
When I look at the properties it shows 0 bytes so nothing is saved
Just wondering if anyone tried to export futures trades
I will ask TD to see if they know about this Probably not going to fix it
 
I did a messy workaround by copying one trade at a time and pasting it into a text file and it worked when I imported it but the lock was open so I had to add FIXED at the end of each trade and it works but it's not very practical So I can import it into TOS but cannot export
 
I ask TD about this and supposedly this was already reported but of course there is no ETA on when it will be fixed One other thing I found is that it works if I export all trades but not when exporting current trade
 
Unfortunately the workaround of copying one trade at a time does not always work because of how TOS is insisting on changing the expiration to whatever it thinks it's supposed to be I saved it as ZB1U23 and when I import it in it shows up as ZB3U23 so if I import it I still have to manually edit it every time I want to look at the trade on the analyze tab

By the way this weekend is the transfer to Schwab Let's see if they make any changes to TOS
 
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