Re: Positive and negative values

[ Message Board ] [ Archives ] [ Search ]

Posted by Mark on January 24, 2007 at 11:50:59:

In Reply to: Positive and negative values posted by John on January 24, 2007 at 04:55:42:

Hi John,

Thanks for the feedback. See below:

: - for Short positions, the %Gain-C (end) field displays negative values for (positive) gains ... while I do understand the reason behind it (purely arithmetical, I assume), this is not very "practical", if I may. A positive gain should be shown as a positive percentage gain (so, for short positions, the minus / plus sign of the percent gain should be inverted, I guess) ... or maybe, am I misunderstanding something?

Yes, you're right about this.

: - While "account fees" in the reports are shown as negative values (as long as they are entered as negative distributions, of course, as they should), the "commission fees" are shown as positive values .. I think that they should be shown as negative values as well, isnt it?

I guess this may be a matter of preference, but commission fees on transactions are recorded and reported as positive numbers. Account fees are recorded and reported as negative numbers.

: Also, in this respect, it would be nice to have a field showing the grand total of all the "fees" and negative distributions paid (account fees, negative interests, commission fees etc.) as well as the total of positive distributions for the portfolio.

Okay, thanks for the idea.

: Thanks for your attention

: John

Thanks,
Mark
--
Fund Manager - Portfolio Management Software

Replies: