[GNC] Unrealized gain/loss

[Paul Kroitor]

Although I am not familiar with the exact issue here, as I’ve never seen a reported unrealized gain in this context, the example you give must be wrong one way or another.

The gain you describe is absolutely a realized gain (not unrealized), so if Gnucash reports it as unrealized it’s a bug. Alternatively, perhaps the example is not appropriate in that that’s not what’s happening here.

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> On Aug 22, 2025, at 9:43 AM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>> On Fri, August 22, 2025 9:34 am, Norm Samuelson wrote:
>> I am trying to understand unrealized gains and losses.  I deal with two
>> currencies, USD and CAD.  I found that some if not all of those are
>> related to transfers from CAD to USD.  My guess is that the loss or gain
>> is related to changes in the exchange rate.  Is that correct?
> 
> Ye
> 
> Let's say you buy CA$100 for US$70.  Then you sell CA$50 for US$40.
> You have "made" US$5 because those CA$50 were "bought" for US$35.
> You need to account for this gain in the transaction otherwise your
> balances will be off.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
>> - Norm -
> 
> -derek
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