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PinchOfSalt
2 months ago

Hi @Strawman, UX suggestion for you.

In my activity feed, I often get a notification of multiple posts by a member that I follow, eg Mujo, below.

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This link goes to https://strawman.com/member/Mujo but it really should take me to their posts. A better link would be https://strawman.com/Mujo/activity (unless you have something even more specific)

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Strawman
2 months ago

Agreed -- leave it with me

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PinchOfSalt
4 months ago

Closing price ignores Chi-X

Not sure if this is a bug or a feature but Strawman ignores Chi-X trades which can change portfolio value and trade execution.

Example from yesterday, MMC last traded at 23.5c and CommSec shows this as the close, but Strawman shows 22c. My trade at $0.235 didn't execute.

Comparison between CommSec and Strawman below with the course of sales further down as the likely explanation.

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Different on Strawman.

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Course of sales shows that the last trade was Chi-X so I'm assuming that Strawman ignores the real market close and just uses ASX data. Last ASX trade was 22c.

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Happy to accept the referee's decision on this one, just want to point it out.

(PS sorry about the graphic sizes - lots of pixels on my laptop).


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Strawman
4 months ago

@PinchOfSalt yeah ChiX trades are sometimes excluded by S&P for some unknown reason. It eventually tends to update properly, but there can be a lag -- especially for smaller more illiquid companies.

In this instance, I've pushed through the trade at 23.5c, and if ever you spot anything like again I'm happy to fix manually.

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PinchOfSalt
a month ago

Hi @Strawman , I'm seeing the same thing.

MPG shows on CommSec as closing at 33c but on Strawman at 34c and my order didn't execute.

Regards,

Tim

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Strawman
a month ago

Sometimes the data for individual stocks can be a bit tardy.

Just did a manual refresh, so should be sorted now. Thanks for reporting.

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PinchOfSalt
4 months ago

UX Suggestion #2 - Cash Transaction List

I like to see all my trades and a good place to do this is from My Profile, cash, Show Trades.

But this is missing the columns for price and volume. For example, the order in the snips below is a partial execution, but I can't see how many shares and at what price under cash.

This missing info is available from Show Trades under the individual stock but then I'm flipping between the full list under and the extra details stock by stock. Also, if I've sold out completely, I need to toggle "Show closed positions" which gives me a long list.

Can the cash trades table show the price and volume executed please.

From the cash list

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From the stock list

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PS, is there any reason that the volume column has 4 decimal places that are always zero?

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Strawman
4 months ago

Hi @PinchOfSalt

The Trades tab on your profile page will list all trades, including volume and prices (https://strawman.com/PinchOfSalt/trades)

I'll see if we can still add price and volume to the Cash list if it helps, but let me know if the Trades tab delivers what you're looking for.

I'll also see what we can do in terms of the company code on order pads. From memory we made users select the desired stock from a list of all possible matches to make sure there was no confusion, but if it's proving to be too clunky we can always adjust.

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PinchOfSalt
4 months ago

Thanks, @Strawman, I never noticed that tab. It's perfect. Not sure why the cash trades are different.

Regarding the stock code, the order pad will display your holdings, last price etc when you select the valid stock. But if you exit that field and there is an exact match, it should auto-select it.

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PinchOfSalt
4 months ago

UX Suggestion #1 - Trade by Code

Should be able to trade by code alone. So many times, I've filled out an order ticket with just a code, eg BHP and I get, "Error, please choose a company"

Worse, when I go back and choose the company, the price and volume that I filled in disappear, so I have to start again. I've done this so many times.

So a) would be great if the code was sufficient or, better still, the name could look up automatically if there is only one complete match

b) if a new company is selected, the other fields should remain filled.

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