On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 3:48 PM John Wiegley <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> "o" == o1bigtenor <[email protected]> writes: > > o> The example here you are putting the <Transactionid> inside the transaction > o> information. Would you also use this technique in a currency exchange > o> transaction (transaction done in a different currency than the ledger's > o> 'base currency)? > > Sure. I also use the "lot note" to track wash sale adjustments to the cost > basis, and when I want to (personally) track a an option rollover, since to me > it's the continuation of an ongoing position but to my broker it's not. So I > might have: > > (387437466,W$128.99/364736412) > > I.e., this lot was opened in transaction 387437466, but its cost basis was > adjusted due to a wash sale in transaction 364736412. > > Since the contents of the lot note are entirely free form, you can afterwards > process this to create your own "audit trail" of a particular instrument, > without having to use a specially named account or anything. > Thanks - - - - the flexibility here is awesome.
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