[GNC] Security Currencies

[rsbrux]

On 14.02.19 02:33, John Ralls wrote:
> Securities don't have currencies.
Had I only known, I could have fixed my problem much more easily! ;-)
> Accounts denominated in securities (or more generally in non-currency commodities) have an association with the nearest parent account denominated in a currency, so perhaps the solution to your problem is to create a "US Investments" Asset placeholder account somewhere and move the account that's giving you trouble under it.

This is good advice, which I should have followed all along.  To 
simplify the account structure I have been attempting to use the second 
alternative mentioned in 
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Stocks/add_stock#Stocks_noted_in_foreign_currency, 
instead of the first, which you recommend above.  However, I often 
forget to start my security transactions in a bank account.  It seems 
much more natural to start them in a securities account, where the 
fields for quantity and price are visible.  I have therefore reorganized 
my accounts per your suggestion and expect that I will have no further 
problems with this

Thanks for the tip!