@@ vs @ doesn't change anything but the multiplier. @@ will automatically calculate the rate based on the total amount, it doesn't change the opening balances or conversions.
On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 10:41 PM Oon-Ee Ng <ngoonee.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a few transactions (listed below) converting from SGD to USD:- > > 2020-11-15 * "Purchase USD with SGD" > Assets:Equities:IBKR:USD > 7848.00 USD @@ 10577.93 SGD > Expenses:Bills:BankCharges > 2.00 USD > Assets:Equities:IBKR:USD > -2.00 USD > Assets:Equities:IBKR:SGD > -10577.93 SGD > > 2020-11-17 * "Purchase USD with SGD" > Assets:Equities:IBKR:USD > 1.67 USD @@ 2.24 SGD > Assets:Equities:IBKR:SGD > -2.24 SGD > > 2021-03-31 * "Purchase USD with SGD" > Assets:Equities:IBKR:USD > 5524.00 USD @ 1.34495 SGD > Expenses:Bills:BankCharges > 4.00 USD > Assets:Equities:IBKR:USD > -4.00 USD > Assets:Equities:IBKR:SGD > -7429.50 SGD > > 2021-04-05 * "Sweep remaining SGD to USD" > Assets:Equities:IBKR:SGD > -0.22 SGD > Assets:Equities:IBKR:USD > 0.1611 USD @ 1.34175 SGD > > The 2020 transactions get "added" (debited, I think, not sure whether its > a credit or debit) to Equity:Opening-Balances while the 2021 transactions > get "added' to Equity:Conversions. I've read the 'Costs and Prices' section > of the documentation, but it just says you can either use the price (@) or > the total cost (@@), without really explaining what the difference is. > > Could someone please help me understand why these go to different > accounts, and what that 'means' in a financial sense? > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAGQ70esvnLEvuN9eoLop0Qw3beBMtD_76s_7J5WQ6%2B8JR36dng%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAGQ70esvnLEvuN9eoLop0Qw3beBMtD_76s_7J5WQ6%2B8JR36dng%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAK21%2BhMqBxM7cJ_AfNQwD%3D7AVF2EAy05%2BTBKJ7cs%2BiEA_6Dx6A%40mail.gmail.com.
