Peter van Rossum wrote:
> Thanks. I'll look through the archives to see what is said there. I
> do have the impression, though, that the problem with multiple currencies
> is even worse. If I buy 100 shares at $20 and then another 100 shares
> at $30, I have a total number of 200 shares at a value of $5000 (at least,
> I hope that's what gnucash does and not 200 x $30 = $6000; I haven't
> checked...).
Actually GnuCash does 200 x $30. But I think most people want it this
way. Your way (100 x $20 + 100 x $30) is "how much spent". Most people
want "current worth". They do daily stock price update with gnc-prices
and want to see their current value. So you must do
nr_of_shares x current_price.
Herbert
--
Herbert Thoma
FhG-IIS A, Studio Department
Am Weichselgarten3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Phone: +49-9131-776-323
Fax: +49-9131-776-399
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www: http://www.iis.fhg.de/
--
Gnucash Developer's List
To unsubscribe send empty email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
