Problem Creating Stock Account

[John Robinson]

Hello,
I'm new to gnucash, only coming onboard since the port to Windows. I'm using 
version 2.1.4. I'm experiencing a problem creating a stock account manually. 
I have been practicing, using accounts created by the New Account Hierarchy 
druid; however, I want a customized accounts tree. I have no need of the 
Brokerage account, so have created an 'Investments' account under Assets. I 
then attempt to create a stock subaccount called 'Shareholdings', similar ro 
the 'Stock' account created by the druid.

The problem arises in that I am always asked to enter a commodity, even 
though it is just a placeholder for individual stock accounts beneath it. I 
have tried mimicking the settings of the 'Stock' account created by the 
druid, but with no success. The druid-created 'Stock' has a 
security/currency of GBP, yet I cannot duplicate this manually.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for any help.
John

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