Re: Total match sale and balance error

On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 9:25 PM Damien R. wrote: > Thank you! It seems pretty obvious now... sorry for the dumb question! > There are no dumb questions. Nothing to feel sorry about. > If they had decided to sell only 50% of the commodity, what would have > been the best way to handle it in my

Re: Total match sale and balance error

Thank you! It seems pretty obvious now... sorry for the dumb question! If they had decided to sell only 50% of the commodity, what would have been the best way to handle it in my ledger? Use a total match to sell everything and buy back 50% of that commodity? Le lundi 18 décembre 2023 à 20:59:53

Re: Total match sale and balance error

When you sell something you need to account for P/L. You're missing an account posting for that P/L, the amount of which can be left to be automatically calculated by Beancount, for that $124.46 On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 8:57 PM Damien R. wrote: > Hi, > > I have an investment in a mutual fund that

Total match sale and balance error

Hi, I have an investment in a mutual fund that has been converted from one commodity to another. I'm trying to represent that in my ledger with a sale of the first commodity (it's a total match sale as everything is sold) and then a buy of the second one (that's how it appears on the statement)

Re: Calculating Portfolio Returns

Martin, thanks! I learned something today. There now a question as to why brokers do not calculate this correctly, provided there is even an Excel formula, but this is another story. P.S. may be it makes sense to update the Calculating Portfolio Returns