How to Import Trades
If you have a number of trades that you need to manually book in the system, Molecule has an easy way for you to do so using the trade import template. To start, download a template file by clicking on the download icon on the top right of your Trades screen and selecting Download Template: 
An Excel file titled " trade_import_upload_template" will be downloaded. You'll notice that a few fields have already been filled out. For example:
Column Breakdown
Column Breakdown| Name | Description | Format (Example) | Required? |
| trade_date | The date of the trade. | 04-Apr-18 | Yes |
| quantity | The quantity of the trade. If the trade is a sell, you will need to add a negative sign in front of the number. | -200 | Yes |
| quantity_type | Specifies how the quantity of the trade should be determined. Quantity types are 'unit,' 'contract,' 'month,' or 'day.' | unit | Yes |
| mark | If you would like your trade to mark with a different product's curve price, you can do that here by filling out the product's ticker symbol. You can also specify a contract month, but it is not required. | JAN 2019 NG | No |
| primary_product_code | The ticker symbol of the trade. | NG | Yes |
| price | The price of the trade - can be static or formula. | 3.25 (static example) 38.3%(JAN 2020 NG + 0.0) + 0.035 (formula example) |
Yes |
| strike | The strike price of the trade (for options only). | 1.5 | Yes (for options) |
| right | Specifies whether the trade is a 'call' or a 'put' (for options only). | call | Yes (for options) |
| counterparty | The counterparty of the trade, using their 'short name'. | NYMEX | No |
| tenor_start | The beginning of the first contract period of the trade. | 01-Apr-18 | Yes |
| tenor_end | The end of the last contract period of the trade. As trades can have multiple legs and frequencies, this may not simply be the end of the tenor_start month. | 30-Apr-18 | Yes |
| origin | Filled out only if there are multiple trade origins set for the account. Most accounts do not have this. | Experimental Energy | Yes (for accounts with multiple origins) |
| tags | Specifies which book the trade will be assigned to. You may also include secondary tags (beginning with @). All tags will need to be separated by a 'space'. Note: tag names may not have 'spaces' in their names. | #demo @strategy_1 | Yes (book only) |
| fcm | The FCM of the trade, using their 'short name'. | NYMEX | No |
| settlement_date_override | If you would like to specify your own settlement date for the trade, you can do that here. Populated as a date, if this field is specified, the imported trade's legs will be given this value as its realization date. | 30-Apr-18 | No |
| notes | Any notes you would like to include with the trade can be filled out here. | This is a test trade. | No |
| po/so | A field for purchase order/sales order. | 1A2B3C | No |
| custom_field_values | For accounts with "custom fields" set up. Custom fields for trades are done in JSON format. | {"Account": "first", "Priority": "moderate"} | No (unless the field is created as "required") |
* Note: Each row in your spreadsheet represents an individual trade that will be uploaded.
Here is a complete test import template for reference:
- Once you have filled out the spreadsheet, you can upload it to Molecule by clicking on the upload icon on the top right corner of your trades screen:
- After clicking on the icon, a window will appear where you can select your file. After selecting, click on Open.
- You will then receive a message in your notifications window when the upload starts and finishes:
- If there are any issues with your upload file, Molecule will send an error message. For example:
Hope this helps! Feel free to send any questions our way at support@molecule.io.