[GNC] Options Trading

[Les]

Thanks for the information David.  My main interest is just to keep 
track of the money.  It appears I can do that.

Les

On 6/10/19 10:57 PM, David Carlson wrote:
> Les,
>
> GnuCash would work for options just like it does for stocks.  You just 
> need to know the trading symbols and if you use a sell as an opening 
> transaction, then a buy would be your closing transaction,  similar to 
> a short sale.  GnuCash will not track collateral or calls.
>
> Since GnuCash does not handle day trading very well,you may want to 
> rethink whether you want to track options with GnuCash.
>
> David Carlson
>
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2019, 9:29 PM Les <lelliott5 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:lelliott5 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi All:
>
>     I can't seem to find any instructions on how to handle options. If
>     anyone is using options how are you using GC for tracking?
>
>     I am using Linux Mint 19.0 and GC 2.6.19.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Les
>
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