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--- task_boiler [2023/04/17 04:28] – [Ref] raju
+++ task_boiler [2024/01/22 22:59] – [Issue] raju
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 Start the first heading with "====="
-===== Cost basis report in IBKR =====
+===== blocked by barrons =====
-==== Task ====
+==== Issue ====
-The goal here is to generate a cost basis report in IBKR which tells when a particular security is bought and for how much.
+barrons.com is giving the following error.
+<code>
+You have been blocked.
-tags | ibkr how to find when I bought a stock
+Why?
+Something about the behaviour of the browser has caught our
+attention.
-==== Solution ====
+There are various possible explanations for this:
-Create a custom report called cost_basis
+* You are browsing and clicking at a speed much faster than
-<code>
+  expected of a human being.
-IBKR portal -> Performance & Reports -> Statements
+* Something is preventing JavaScript from working on your
--> Custom statements -> click on the '+' sign
+  computer.
--> Statement Details -> State Name = cost_basis
+* There is a robot on the same network (IP WW.XX.YY.ZZ) as you.
--> Sections -> select "Account Information", "Cash Report", "Open Positions"
--> Set "Hide Details for Positions, Trades and Client Fees Sections?" to NO
+Having problems accessing the site? Submit feedback.
--> Delivery Configuration -> Period = Daily
+ID: a-b-c-d-e
--> Continue
-</code>
-and run it.
-<code>
-IBKR portal -> Performance & Reports -> Statements
--> Custom statements -> Run the cost_basis report by clicking on the
-"right arrow" button -> set the Date to today if you want to see the
-cost basis for today's holdings, or set it to a date in the past to see
-the holdings as they were back then.
 </code>
-==== Ref ====
+==== Solution ====
-  * https://www.reddit.com/r/interactivebrokers/comments/idaaes/where_can_i_see_when_i_bought_a_certain_stock/ -> Zr40's answer. This is where I found the hack in the first place. I just made the instructions a bit more explicit.
+Click on the extensions button in the top right
+-> Bypass Paywalls Clean -> settings button -> Options
+-> scroll down to "BPC settings" section
+-> check "Barron's - no Googlebot (http error 500)" option
+-> Save
+==== System Information ====
+  * bypass paywalls clean extension version: 3.5.2.1 (latest asof 2024-01-22)
+  * google chrome: 120.0.6099.200
+  * OS: Windows 10 Enterprise