Here's an example of a reverse stock split (and lots) using trading
accounts:
https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/comments/bwpoa4/handling_stock_splits/eq1j0ig/
2019/05/05 * Macrosoft
Assets:Investment:Shares:Macrosoft:20190505 40 MSFT
Trading:Shares:Macrosoft:INR:20190505 -40 MSFT
Trading:Shares:INR:Macrosoft:20190505 ₹25,000.00
Assets:Savings:Bank ₹-25,000.00
2019/06/05 * Macrosoft
Assets:Investment:Shares:Macrosoft:20190605 20 MSFT
Trading:Shares:Macrosoft:INR:20190605 -20 MSFT
Trading:Shares:INR:Macrosoft:20190605 ₹15,000.00
Assets:Savings:Bank ₹-15,000.00
2019/07/05 * Macrosoft | Reverse stock split 10->1
Assets:Investment:Shares:Macrosoft:20190705 6 MSFT
Trading:Shares:MacrosoftSplit:Macrosoft:20190705 -6 MSFT
Trading:Shares:Macrosoft:MacrosoftSplit:20190705 60 MSFT
Assets:Investment:Shares:Macrosoft:20190505 -40 MSFT
Assets:Investment:Shares:Macrosoft:20190605 -20 MSFT
On Tuesday, 2 July 2019 22:57:24 UTC+5:30, Pranesh Prakash wrote:
>
> I just wanted to note that trading accounts are a very powerful idea,
> usable with all commodities (not just currencies). While they are great
> for unrealized gain/loss and can calculate that on the basis of price
> declarations, they leave realized loss/gain calculation up to the user.
>
> Trading accounts make it very easy for me to know how much I invested in a
> set of shares, how many of those shares I bought, and how much those shares
> are currently worth.
>
> Some examples:
> $ ledger -f unified.journal bal equity:trading:mf
> -738.108 INF200K01180
> -7.937 INF200K01MO2
> -580.030 INF209K01793
> ₹58,400.00 Equity:Trading:MF
> -738.108 INF200K01180 INF200K01180:INR
> -7.937 INF200K01MO2 INF200K01MO2:INR
> -580.030 INF209K01793 INF209K01793:INR
> ₹58,400.00 INR
> ₹25,000.00 INF200K01180
> ₹16,700.00 INF200K01MO2
> ₹16,700.00 INF209K01793
> --------------------
> -738.108 INF200K01180
> -7.937 INF200K01MO2
> -580.030 INF209K01793
> ₹58,400.00
>
> $ ledger -f unified.journal bal equity:trading:mf -X '₹'
> ₹-9,755.93 Equity:Trading:MF
> ₹-29,903.71 INF200K01180:INR
> ₹-19,527.87 INF200K01MO2:INR
> ₹-18,724.35 INF209K01793:INR
> ₹58,400.00 INR
> ₹25,000.00 INF200K01180
> ₹16,700.00 INF200K01MO2
> ₹16,700.00 INF209K01793
> --------------------
> ₹-9,755.93
>
>
> (This shows that I have an unrealized gain of ₹-9,755.93.)
>
> Around a month ago, I revised the wiki entry to include the ordered
> commodity pair method, since that allows you to gain more insight during
> reporting:
>
> https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki/Multiple-currencies-with-currency-trading-accounts
>
> You can extend this with dates as sub-accounts as well to manage lots (if
> you're using the commodities for investment/speculation rather than as a
> purchasing currency).
>
> On Friday, 19 April 2019 12:19:08 UTC+5:30, Alen Šiljak wrote:
>>
>> Martin (and others), FYI,
>>
>> Ledger Wiki contains the article on how to implement Selinger's method:
>>
>> https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki/Currency-trading-accounts
>>
>> There, simple "Currency:EUR" account names are used. GnuCash uses
>> "Trading:Currency:EUR" or whatever other commodity is used.
>>
>> To me this makes sense only for currencies or such. I fail to see the
>> point of using this method for shares as the profit/loss there is accounted
>> for in Capital Gains account.
>> Thinking, for example, about strawberries, makes an interesting case.
>> Seeing some people use ledger for tracking inventories is impressive.
>> And going into time is even more interesting and fluid but I digress.
>>
>> Just wanted to share that link to the Trading Accounts. I mean, the title
>> clearly states "Currency Trading Accounts" but I believe, like in GnuCash,
>> the concept can be used for (almost) any commodity.
>>
>> On Wednesday, 17 April 2019 12:59:27 UTC+2, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know what a trading account is, ...
>>>
>>
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