Price retrieval keeps turning back on

[flight]

Mark - I'm using FM 2014.

I noticed some securities where I have manually unchecked the retrieve price seem to be getting turned back on, without any doing on my part.

do you have any recommendations here?

thanks

[Mark]

Hi flight,

Could you maybe be using the "File / File Operations / Hide Sold Investments" command? That can turn on/off the price retrieve property, based on whether the investment is considered sold or not.

[flight]

I definitely use the File / File Operations / Hide Sold Investments" command to hide closed investments.

I just don't know what it has to do with turning back on price retrieval, I don't use it that often.

[Mark]

Hi flight,

That command can modify both the "Hidden" attribute, as well as the "Retrieve Price" attribute of investments. On that dialog, notice the 2 options:

Turn off price retrieve for sold investments
Turn on price retrieve for non-sold investments

So, if you run this command, and enter a date range where some shares are owned in an investment, that investment is considered non-sold. Any non-sold investment will have the "Retrieve Price" attribute turned on if you leave on that option.

[flight]

Mark - Is it strange that I have only recently experienced this problem. I've done Hide Sold Investments all the time, and never had trouble?

Maybe its the "Turn On Price Retrieval for Non-Sold Investments". Is there any reason to have this checked off? Presumably you'd already have it turned on anyways if its an open position

[Mark]

Hi flight,

Yes, that option will turn back on retrieve price. It has always worked this way, nothing is really new here. You may want that option on if you've re-purchased something previously sold.