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// IMPORT

Import Sterling Trader Pro trades into a free trade journal

// csv export · auto-detected format · zero configuration · free on every plan · penny-verified fees

Export the Trade History report from Sterling’s reporting site as CSV, drop it on Journal → Import, and the format is auto-detected — no column mapping, no configuration step. Executions pair automatically into round-trip trades, fees and rebates split to the penny per closed leg, and the whole thing is free, on every plan, before you ever hit a paywall.

§01 // WHAT_IT_DOES

What it does

Export the Trade History report from Sterling’s reporting site as CSV and drop it on Journal → Import. Tapeboard auto-detects the Sterling format — there is no column mapping and nothing to configure first. Import is free on every plan, including the $0 tier: no credit card, no trial, no paid plan required to bring your history in.

Executions pair automatically into round-trip trades — longs, shorts, and scale-ins/outs are all handled, not just simple one-shot entries and exits. Fees, including rebates, are captured per execution and split proportionally across the closed legs of each round-trip, with exact Eastern-time fill stamps preserved from the export.

§02 // HOW_IT_WORKS

How it works

1. Export from Sterling’s reporting site. Pull the Trade History report and save it as CSV — no special settings required on the Sterling side.
2. Drop it on Journal → Import. The format is auto-detected. No column mapping, no template to match, no configuration screen.
3. Executions pair into trades. Fills are matched into round-trip trades — longs, shorts, and scale-ins/outs — and fees (incl. rebates) split proportionally per closed leg.
4. Open positions carry forward. A position with no closing fill in the export stays open in the journal until a later import contains the fills that close it, then it auto-closes.
5. Batch stats land instantly. Net P&L, win rate, profit factor, best/worst trade, and total fees paid are ready the moment the import finishes.

§03 // ACCURACY

Verified to the penny

Before this importer shipped, its output was checked line-by-line against Sterling’s own per-symbol P&L report until every closed trade reconciled to the penny. That is the bar the parser was held to, not a sample check.

§04 // IFT

Built for IFT / iFundTraders accounts

This importer was built and verified directly against the IFT / iFundTraders program’s Sterling variant — that is the exact account this was built with, not a generic best-effort parser retrofitted afterward. If your Sterling account runs through IFT / iFundTraders, this is the setup it targets.

§05 // DUPLICATES

Re-imports are duplicate-safe

Every row is fingerprinted on import, so dropping the same export twice — or a new export whose date range overlaps an earlier one — never double-counts a trade. Re-export and re-drop the file as often as you want; it is a habit, not a one-time migration.

§06 // AFTER_IMPORT

What you get after import

• Instant batch stats: net P&L, win rate, profit factor, best/worst trade, and total fees paid
• Every imported trade checked against the intraday record over time, so MFE/MAE (maximum favorable/adverse excursion) fills in as data catches up
• Round-trip trades with side, size, entry/exit timestamps, and per-leg fee attribution already computed

§07 // LIMITATIONS

What this does not do yet

Two honest limits, stated up front rather than discovered later. Options executions in a Sterling export are detected and skipped for now (options import is on the roadmap) — the importer will not guess at an options trade it cannot pair with confidence. And for older trade dates, the market-context data attached to a trade (MFE/MAE, intraday reference points) is coarser and says so on the trade itself, rather than presenting a stale estimate as a precise one.

§08 // HONEST_POSITIONING

Sterling Trader Pro import isn't exclusive to Tapeboard

Tradervue, TradeZella, Trademetria can also import Sterling exports — Tapeboard is one of several journals that read a Sterling CSV, not the sole option, and it would be dishonest to claim otherwise. The difference is what happens after the file lands: import costs nothing on any plan, the format needs zero configuration, every fee and rebate reconciles to the penny against Sterling’s own P&L report, and the parser was built against an IFT / iFundTraders account specifically, which a generic broker-CSV importer usually does not handle cleanly.

§09 // PRICING

Pricing & access

Free — Sterling CSV import, full history stored, the most recent 20 trades/month shown in the journal log, plus a 10-trade sampled view in analytics. No credit card.

Pro — $39/mo (or $374/yr, about $31/mo) — removes the view caps: unlimited view of every imported trade, all 11 reports, and the AI trade coach.

Terminal — $79/mo — adds CSV export, for traders who need their data back out as well as in.

§10 // RELATED

Related pages

§11 // FAQ

Sterling Trader Pro import FAQ

By Marcus Reilly, Editor, Tapeboard. Import accuracy last verified against Sterling’s own per-symbol P&L report on 2026-08-13. Corrections log.