OP: I perhaps missed your question. I assumed it was about having multiple lots, but it might've been about balancing in the single example you posted. Anyway, Martin covered that.
On Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 10:27:28 AM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > To the OP: it will balance because you're matching the closing leg (-100) > against existing lots but the opening leg (+200) doesn't need to match > anything. > > On Sat, Mar 12, 2022 at 12:04 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> You're correct, for STRICT, FIFO, LIFO cost basis booking methods. You'd >> have to do what you posted for each individual lot in your inventory. >> Search this group for how to do it efficiently with bean-doctor context to >> list your lots. >> >> For the NONE method, beancount will let you do the above, but doesn't >> keep track of the lots. >> >> >> >> On Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 6:10:55 AM UTC-8 Desi Mas wrote: >> >>> The documentation says to do this: >>> >>> 2004-12-21 * "Autodesk stock splits" >>> Assets:US:MSSB:ADSK -100 ADSK {66.30 USD} >>> Assets:US:MSSB:ADSK 200 ADSK {33.15 USD} >>> >>> But how does this balance if the lots presumably have a different cost >>> basis? The error will either be that it doesn't balance, or there are no >>> lots at that (updated) price... >>> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/4c6f7b60-ed88-47f6-a3e3-0fcc199a765fn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/4c6f7b60-ed88-47f6-a3e3-0fcc199a765fn%40googlegroups.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/91e0f52a-c4dc-438a-9453-a930ffa7e767n%40googlegroups.com.
