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Did the trade actually make money?

Buy price, sell price, shares, commissions — the real number after everything, not the number in your head.

Buy price / share ($)

Sell price / share ($)

Commission per trade ($) — applied to buy and sell

Profit / Loss

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Return

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Total cost

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Total proceeds

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Per-share gain

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Commissions paid

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Educational tool only — not financial advice. Return % is on total cash outlay including commissions. Short-term gains (held under a year) are taxed as ordinary income; long-term at lower capital gains rates — talk to a tax pro.

Why this exists (30-second version)

Your brain rounds up. "$50 to $65 on 100 shares = $1,500" — minus commissions, minus the spread, it's less. Know the real number.
Return % beats dollar P&L. +$1,500 on a $5,000 position is a 30% trade. On $50,000 it's 3%. Same dollars, totally different trade.
Log every trade. Winners feel bigger and losers feel smaller than they were. The math doesn't flatter anyone.