To start let me say that QM does a very poor job dealing with investments and options trading in particular. When I download either a put or call option the first thing I do is check for the placeholder at the beginning of the register. The placeholder is normally A lightl gray entry. Edit the entry with the correct date share a balance etc. This should eliminate the placeholder . The transaction in the register will still be incorrect so you will have to edit the transaction again. If we are dealing with one contract put in 100 shares . The option info will not show up correctly in the portfolio View, but the trade should be accurate on the tax schedule on the short term schedule D . From my perspective this is the best that we can expect until the folks at Quicken decide to upgrade the investment module in the program.
