[GNC] Entering preexisting shares

[Graham Balin]

On 06/06/2018 20:28, John C wrote:
> Assuming you're transferring shares from one brokerage account to 
> another, I found it best to enter the shares and their original 
> purchase dates in the destination stock account and the cash used for 
> the purchase comes from Equity: Opening Balances.  This way maintains 
> the lot purchase dates and doesn't seem to conflict with the brokerage 
> account opening date.
>
> You could also enter a negative number of shares and the base price in 
> one stock account and the same (but positive) number of shares and 
> base price in the destination account.
>
> You won't have much luck trying to credit the stock account directly 
> from Equity:Opening Balances, because the currencies are different, 
> "shares" vs. "dollars".
>
Wow! Didn't expect a reply that fast!
No, I wasn't transferring, just trying to enter a date in the past when 
i bought the shares. I take your point about the conflict with opening 
dates -will play around with that.

[Crediting the stock account seems to be what is described in 9.5.1 of 
the guide; it is the value of the shares that is credited ]

Thanks for the reply
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Cheerio,

Graham


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