Lost $2,000???

[Dave Peticolas]

On 04 Jul 2001 18:00:53 -0600, Robert A. Uhl wrote:
> I figured out what the problem is.  While gnucash knows about the
> current stock price of my IBM shares, and reports the value thereof
> correctly in the main account window, it reports the value as of the
> last trade in the balance sheet and other reports.  This is a Bad
> Thing, IMHO.
> 
> I buy IBM stock under the employee purchase plan, which means I get it
> at a discount.  It's sort of like stock options, but there's no delay
> in time-to-vest, and I have to actually purchase the stock.
> 
> With the old GnuCash, I'd just run a gnc-prices after I purchased the
> stock at the low (soemtimes ridiculously so) price, in order to force
> my worth and assets to an appropriate level.  Anyone have any idea how
> to implement this in 1.6?

For the reports, you can choose how prices for the stocks
are calculated -- check out the 'options' dialog for the
report.

dave