[GNC] Sale of stock using Lots

[John Ralls]

> On Jan 4, 2026, at 10:30, Fred Tydeman <tydeman.fred at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, Jan 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us <mailto:jralls at ceridwen.us>> wrote:
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>> Check the account type in the account editor. It must be Asset or Bank and it needs to be denominated in the same currency as the one the stock trades in because the Stock Assistant isn’t smart enough to deal with cross-currency stock trades.
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> The cash account at the brokerage is of Type 'Cash' in USD (same currency as the stock and the parent account).  I will change to Type 'Bank' and see what happens.
> That worked.  Thanks.
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> I did not see that restriction in the documentation.
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From https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_accts.html#accts-types1: "Cash Use this account to track the money you have on hand, in your wallet, in your piggy bank, under your mattress, or wherever you choose to keep it handy. This is the most liquid, or easily traded, type of asset.” While it’s pretty unlikely that you’d use that with a broker I don’t see any reason to exclude accounts of that type. In theory you could use type Accounts Receivable too, but in GnuCash that’s tied up with the invoicing code and using it for other things would have a good chance of making a mess.

Regards,
John Ralls