On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 3:31 AM, Einar S. Idsø <einar.i...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Martin, > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 12:26 AM, Martin Blais <bl...@furius.ca> wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 4:11 AM, Martin Blais <bl...@furius.ca> wrote: >>> >>>> The idea is supporting a transfer like this, simply moving the Position >>>> objects from one account to another while taking advantage of the booking >>>> mechanism for a reduction is a good one. I can see it being useful. It's >>>> not supported right now. I think this type of thing would require some sort >>>> of syntax. >>>> >>> >>> Great! Would this require modifications to the core, or can it be >>> implemented through a plugin? >>> >> >> I'm not sure, but I think it may require inserting code in the booking >> algorithms. >> Best is to try it out. >> > > So I'm reading up on your documentation to further my understanding and > prepare for import script development, and I came across the idea of > supporting stock splits in the booking proposal doc ( > http://furius.ca/beancount/doc/proposal-booking); > > "Stock splits need to be able to maintain some of the original attributes > of the position, specifically, the original trade date and the > user-specified label, if one has been provided. > This should allow a common syntax to specify an original trading lot when > reducing a position after a split." > > If I understood this correctly, then this functionality would also cover > the case of moving a position from one account to another while maintaining > trading lot information for performing correct reductions, as requested > above? > Actually it's not the accounts that change, but rather the currencies. I don't see the link between moving positions between accounts. The complications arising from stock splits stem in how one represents the currencies (I think). Each currency has to become multiple variations of an ideal one. So you have the currency, but its various incarnations over time. > If so, do you have any idea if and when the stock split proposal may be > implemented? > About time: not for a while. These are fairly rare events that can be handled well currently by explicitly converting the positions to different versions of a currency. Or just converting to the same currency and making sure there's a price update on the day the split occurs (which results in price series with cliffs - not the best solution), but the harm is of minor importance. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beancount+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to beancount@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAK21%2BhPcCd9D-Bn4-bF2v7CeRPJMVbtconFR1k1oADMdFkJzrg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
