Location of Exchange Rate Portfolio / Investments

[KCarlander]

Presently my exchange rate portfolio and investments are under the same master file as offshore investments. But I want to run performance reports on the master portfolio without displaying the exchange rates as investments. Is there a way to do this?

If I move the exchange rates into a new, separate master file will the investments in the offshore investment master file still be able to link to the exchange rates?

[Mark]

Hi KCarlander,

By "master file" do you mean a *.mm4 portfolio file? An investment must be open (and thus included in some sub-portfolio) in order to be be used as an exchange rate investment.

One way to do this is with sub-portfolios. Organize your sub-portfolio like this:

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Top Level
  Exchange rates
  Master Portfolio

[KCarlander]

Ok I didn't understand there could be a Top Level portfolio above a Master Level Portfolio.

I had it set up:

Master Level
-----Exchange Rates
-----Investment Portfolio

Also, I have set up my portfolios without subportfolios for investments. The investments are just in the portfolio. Will this cause me problems? Shall I create subportfolios?

[Mark]

Hi KCarlander,

There is only 1 highest level sub-portfolio, but it can be named anything you want. The highest level sub-portfolio is also a sub-portfolio. Any open investment is in a sub-portfolio. I suspect you have something like:

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Master Portfolio
  Investment A
  Investment B

If you look at this in the Portfolio Editor, you only have one sub-portfolio on the left "Master Portfolio", but all your investments are in this sub-portfolio.

Just right mouse click on "Master Portfolio" and choose "Create New Sub-Portfolio". You can then select your investments in Master Portfolio and drag/drop them into this new sub-portfolio. I'd suggest reading our online tutorial on using the Portfolio Editor, it should clear some of this up.

http://www.fundmanagersoftware.com/tutor_ports.html

and

http://www.fundmanagersoftware.com/help ... tedit.html