Report on Investment Options

Thank you for sharing this information! :)

Hello @mark-s,

Please let us know if @BRETTB detailed what you are looking for or if you need any further assistance.

Thanks!

Hello @mark-s,

Thanks for your clear and detailed post, and I appreciate @jacobs jumping in to clarify the platform distinction! You're right that this thread has mixed info from both Quicken Mac and Windows, and the differences between the two can be subtle but important when it comes to investments and reporting.

To directly address your question: You're correct that the Portfolio view in Quicken Mac can distinguish between stocks and options because it uses the Security Type defined in each security’s setup. However, the Investment Transaction report and the Transactions view do not expose Security Type as a filterable field. This means when you filter by the “Buy” action, it includes both stock and option purchases without a way to separate them.

Unfortunately, this behavior is expected in Quicken for Mac 8.2.1. At this time, there is no built-in way to generate a report showing only Options activity, since “Buy” transactions for options and stocks are treated the same in the reporting filters.

Here are two workaround options that some users find helpful:

1. Use consistent naming or patterns in the Security Name or Description fields.
   If your brokerage downloads option symbols with unique identifiers (e.g., includes "CALL" or expiration date info), you can try searching or filtering reports by keywords in the Description field. This isn't perfect but can help isolate option-related transactions.
2. Use Tags manually.
   If you're regularly trading options, you can add a specific Tag (like “Options2025”) to those transactions. Then run reports filtered by Tag. This does require manual tagging, but it makes future filtering possible.

There isn’t currently a way to filter by Security Type in reports, though it is used behind the scenes in the Portfolio view. Jacobs' reply was spot-on in calling out that limitation.

If you’d like to see this capability improved, you can follow or vote on this Idea thread in the Quicken Mac section:

• "Investment reporting filter by security"

You can also create an idea post if the above thread does not fit exactly what you are looking for. This way, other users who have the same or a similar request can vote on your idea.

Let me know if you'd like help setting up tags or customizing your Portfolio view as a partial workaround.