Chapter 8 - investment accounts

[Jamestk]

...almost there..honest.

Could I clarify a few bits please in case entries are not 100% correct.

When entering stock buy/sells, you don't actually fill out the first line in
full (tutorial doesn't specify this) but only the date and description. When
you tab (in splits view) it moves to the next line entering the brokers
account and sub account which in this case is the stock.

http://gnucash.org/docs/v2.4/C/gnucash-guide/invest-buy-stock1.html#invest-buy-stock2
<http://gnucash.org/docs/v2.4/C/gnucash-guide/invest-buy-stock1.html#invest-buy-stock2>  

The bit that becomes confusing (for me) is the sale part. You enter the
price and the amount sold which is then posted in the 'buy' column together
with costs? Also when in splits mode it adds another figure (which is the
amount of shares) in the sales column too. 

Is this how it's designed or perhaps my data entry is incorrect?

Cheers, David



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