Transaction Matching.

[aviator]

Mark, when transactions are imported into FM, what hierarchy is used to match new transactions to existing securities? It appears it's ticker first, then name... is this correct? And if no match is found, then a new security is created?

My reason for asking is that my broker has renamed quite a few securities. The tickers remain unchanged. Since all of the renamed securities already have ticker symbols in FM, I'm tempted to leave the names alone (unless you think that's a bad idea).

Thanks,

[Mark]

Hi aviator,

If you are retrieving from your broker, then the order goes:

CUSIP
Symbol
Name

So, first it looks for a match on CUSIP. If none is found, it looks for a match on a symbol. Finally, it looks for a match based on name. If none is found, then it looks at your preference setting for whether or not to create new investments automatically. This option is on by default.

For retrieving from your broker, the best thing is to have the CUSIP recorded properly, as that is what the OFX transactions reference in the file. If you have the CUSIP (or symbol) set properly, then the name doesn't matter for matching purposes.