Hello Nathan, check your settings for Price precision. Also, update to latest version (4.6.3) at your best convenience. You are using a beta version that is over 2 years old. :)
Regards, Alvaro On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 7:26 PM, Nathan Schwarz <npschw...@cableone.net>wrote: > Thank you both for replying. > > FYI - I am using KmyMoney 3.98.1 on Mepis 11 (Debian Squeeze based) > > I was able to get the Quantity corrected to show the proper decimal point. > > I also realized the reason my quantity of shares was becoming my fund > value was because KmyMoney had current market value set at $1 per share. > Once I updated the current market value, things made more sense. I will > play with KMyMoney some more and see if I have any other issues. Thank you > very much for your prompt replys and for the excellent software. > > Nathan > > > > > > On 03/25/2013 03:16 PM, aga wrote: > >> On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:52:11 -0500 >> Nathan Schwarz<npschw...@cableone.net**> wrote: >> >> I have used kmymoney for a few years for my checkbook but have never >>> been able to use it for my mutual funds and IRA portfolio. I checked >>> it again last night and I see some improvements have been made. >>> However, KmyMoney still doesn't seem to handle mutual funds properly. >>> >>> I have set up a mutual fund institution and using the ledger I input >>> the sale price as a total price for all funds ($2500). I then input >>> the number of shares purchased (19.901) (Share price should be >>> $125.620. It would seem more logical to input the sale price and >>> calculate shares purchased). >>> >>> The number of decimal places is set in the Investment Details wizard >> when you set up or edit a security. Look at the fraction setting. >> Whilst there, look also at the Price entry field, which allows one to >> select to input either a total amount for a Transaction, or the price >> per share. You may find additional help in the handbook. >> >> After inputting the total purchase price and the shares purchased >>> and selecting 'enter' the first thing I notice in the ledger is that >>> my quantity has been rounded down from 19.901 shares to 19.90 >>> shares. The second thing I notice is that due to this rounding >>> change the price has been calculated to be $125.6281 instead of the >>> the actual price listed on the stock exchange of $125.620. >>> Finally >>> in the Balance column and its total at the bottom it shows my >>> quantity of 19.90 shares as the total dollar amount instead of the >>> actual dollar amount of $2500. This incorrect total of $19.90 is >>> then carried to the home page as well instead of showing the actual >>> value of the fund. I think a total # of shares owned is vital >>> information, but KmyMoney seems to be mixing it up in place of the $ >>> amount. >>> >>> Please have someone well versed in mutual fund ownership look into >>> this section of the software to ensure it is handling mutual funds >>> properly. >>> >>> Thank you >>> Nathan >>> >> See if that helps, but let us know either way. Incidentally, and in >> case it may be relevant, what revision of KMM do you use, and what >> distro/OS? >> >> Allan >> >>
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