Abstract: A portable trade recordation and submission system comprising a hand-held computer terminal with a removable storage device. The software program in the system provides display screens for sign-on, set date/time, account setup, futures/options trade detail, review of positions and evaluate positions. Transaction data pertaining to trades may be entered in the system via the display screens and stored in the removable storage device. Thereafter, the removable storage device containing the transaction data may be provided to a clearing member for submission to the commodities exchange via the clearing member's normal means of trade submission.