Issue with entering a transaction

wwciv
wwciv Quicken Windows Subscription Unconfirmed, Member
in Investing (Windows)
Trying to enter a brokerage account transaction for 12/31/18. I get the following message: "You are attempting to record a transaction on the same date as a Placeholder Transaction. Your share balance will not be affected." But there are no Placeholder Transactions in this account. In another brokerage account I entered a transaction for 12/31/18 without getting this message. Solution??

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  • wwciv
    wwciv Quicken Windows Subscription Unconfirmed, Member
    Thanks. Yes there were hidden placeholder transactions. Not sure how they got there.
  • UKR
    UKR Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    Placeholder transactions can be created when, after transaction download, Quicken detects discrepancies in broker - reported holdings vs. holdings in your Quicken data file.
    You should be getting warning messages when Quicken is about to create a placeholder. In that case you should take immediate action to correct the situation and record the appropriate missing Buy / Sell / etc. transaction.
    Click that little blue "i" button for more details.

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