Set up a stock account?

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   On 10/31/2011 05:56 PM, David T. wrote:
   > Also--could you tell us where you read that you need a new file?
   Perhaps the documentation needs to be cleared up...
   >
   > David
   Here's the link I was looking at;
   [1]http://svn.gnucash.org/docs/guide/invest_accounts1.html
   >
   > From: Derek Atkins [2]<derek at ihtfp.com>
   > To: [3]peace at AleksandrSolzhenitsyn.net
   > Cc: [4]gnucash-user at gnucash.org
   > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 1:31 PM
   > Subject: Re: Set up a stock account?
   >
   > Hi,
   >
   > On Mon, October 31, 2011 4:11 pm, . wrote:
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   > > How do you set up an account which will hold the stock transactions
   from
   > > a brokerage account?
   > >
   > > I've read stuff that says you have to create an entirely new file.
   > >
   > > There's got to be an easy way.
   >
   > Your brokerage account is just a standard Asset account. Then you
   need to
   > create individual Stock or Fund accounts under that for each Stock or
   Fund
   > that you buy. Part of creating those S/F subaccounts will be creating
   the
   > Stock or Fund commodity.
   >
   > Please see the docs for more information.
   >
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   >
   > -derek
   >
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References

   1. http://svn.gnucash.org/docs/guide/invest_accounts1.html
   2. mailto:derek at ihtfp.com
   3. mailto:peace at AleksandrSolzhenitsyn.net
   4. mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org
   5. mailto:derek at ihtfp.com
   6. http://www.ihtfp.com/
   7. mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org
   8. https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user
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