Re: entering stock bought with us$, listed in c$
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Posted by jeffrey
on October 01, 2005 at 21:28:03:
In Reply to: Re: entering stock bought with us$, listed in c$ posted by jeffrey on October 01, 2005 at 21:16:18:
: thanks for the new tutorial. wish i had that it before. nevertheless, it doesn't solve the problem. i am not saying that this is fm problem, but having what is supposed to be the exchange rate (i tried the rate for the day of trade and previous day), and us$ stock purchase price, converting the price and commission before recording the trade, doesn't yield the number that i was told was the total for the trade and commission by the broker. i am guessing that the exchange rate is the problem, but unless i have access to the same rates the broker is using, setting up foreign currency will only give appoximate, not exact figures, for trade amounts, reports, etc.
i see on the oanda.com site that the daily rates quoted are averages. this would make it virtually impossible to convert currencies and match numbers with a broker. even if i knew the exchange rate used at the time of transaction, it would mean having to remember to enter it in the 'exch rate inv' before entering the transaction, plus wouldn't the rate get changed when fm downloads prices for the day?
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