Bug in Profit Evaluation / multiple currencies

[Derek Atkins]

This is a known issue with any multi-commodity purchase/sale.  GnuCash
does not properly keep track of gains/losses across commodity-changes.

-derek

NOSPAMuser <qwertzmd at onlinehome.de> writes:

> GnuCash 1.8.6 on Mandrake 9.2
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am not sure whether this has been observed before. It is a bug which becomes 
> noticeable if you buy stocks with a foreign currency. I did the following 
> (and my default setup is for EURO accounts):
>
> Transfer 5000 EUR to USD bank account (= (e.g.) 6000 USD)
> Buy stocks from money in USD account 
>
> The stock value is retrieved in USD through Finance::Quote.
> The Advanced portfolio report lists the stock value in EURO correctly (column 
> "value") but takes the "Money In" amount from the USD transaction (without 
> calculating the correct EURO amount in this case). Thereby it compares 
> "apples and  pears" (German saying), namely the correct value in EURO and 
> incorrect "Money In" amount which it takes from a USD transaction but 
> interprets it as if it where the corresponding EURO amount.
>
> Anyone any idea how to change this? Can I customize the report? Or has it been 
> fixed in a newer version?
>
> Thanks, otherwise GREAT JOB!!
>
> Markus
>
>
>
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