How to import Charles Schwab trades into a trading journal

1. Log in at schwab.com and open Accounts → History.
2. Select the account you want to journal and set the date range (start with everything you want in the journal — you can re-import later date ranges any time).
3. Click Export (top-right of the transactions table) and choose CSV. You'll get a file like XXXX123_Transactions_2026-07-30.csv.

The export contains a row per transaction — trades, dividends, transfers — with columns like Date, Action, Symbol, Quantity, Price, Fees & Comm, Amount. Don't edit the file; note500 reads it as-is.

1. In note500, open the Data tab (Import / Export).
2. On the Import trades card, choose which account to import into.
3. Leave Broker format on Auto-detect — Schwab's export is recognized by its column headers. (If a file is ever detected as the wrong broker, pick Charles Schwab here to force it.)
4. Click ⬆ CSV and select the downloaded file.

note500 then pairs your buy and sell fills into round-trip trades, parses option contracts from Schwab's symbol format (e.g. SPXW 05/21/2026 7450.00 C becomes a dated SPXW call with the right multiplier), records deposits and withdrawals as cash flows so your balance history is right, and books fees.

By default imported trades are added next to whatever is already logged. The "Overwrite existing days" checkbox replaces the days present in your file instead — export a backup first if you use it.