Report realized and unrealized gain for account and sub-acocunts

[Mike]

>
> On 12/7/2013 1:44 PM, Mike wrote:
> > I've just started using Gnucash. I have a brokerage account that I have
> > traded more actively this year. I'd like a good way to know what my
> > returns on those trades have been. I'm not too picky how that is
> presented
> > -- IRR, ROI, cash flow. I haven't been able to find a report within
> > Gnucash that really answers this.
> >
> > The advanced portfolio report shows return on position that are still
> open,
> > but not any information on closed trades. Am I missing an existing report
> > that would give me this information?
> >
> > I've read a little about the python bindings. I've done a lot of python
> > programming so that sounds interesting. Unfortunately, I'm using Windows
> > and it doesn't look like it is easily available with the compiled windows
> > version. It might be easier to just dual boot into Linux and use that
> > version for the python bindings. Is this the most logical direction to
> go?
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> If you have been tracking gains and losses on sales as outlined in the
> documentation then you should be able to customize the income barchart
> to give you that information for closed positions, i.e. realized gains.
> I am not sure about unrealized gains, but you can get values as of
> various dates from the Asset barchart. You have to have the prices as
> of the intended reporting dates in the file.
> There is a cute little freeware windows program called Takestock 2
> <http://ravib.com/takestock/2/> that does not do transaction imports but
> it can track simple portfolios with price and dividend data from the
> Internet.
> Have fun.
> David C


TakeStock looks kind of interesting.  It lacks CSV import, but sounds like
that is coming.  Definitely need some easy way to get data into the
program.