I think many users want the software to do all that thinking for them so
they don't have to think about short term vs long term, lots, etc.
GnuCash isn't at that level.
Developers that want to add that capability would be welcomed to join the
ranks.
David Carlson
On Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 9:25 AM
If you’re a day-trader, I can sympathize, put you would probably find the same
issues with other personal accounting programs.
I use Gnucash to manage 7 different investment portfolios, including trading
options, and I track commission fees, reconcile the lots, adjust for partial
lot sales,
I luv GnuCash, but not for investments, certainly not for stock trading. Lot
selection, forget about it... clearly none of that was a priority for the
developers and I have zero expectation that will change. Use another program
for recording and maintaining bookkeeping for those investments.
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The other problem, which I didn't pursue enough to figure out if it
really is a problem, has to do with the company's two-for-1 stock
split in the middle of all this. Most of the shares being sold were
purchased before the split; others came after the split. As far as I
can tell, the "View Lots"
