Securities represents money invested in stock, bonds and mutual funds. Securities and associated statistics are displayed in the securities view (accessed using the icons on the left).
The create a new security in Eqonomize! use -> or the button. First select account. Securities are associated with an account of securities type, which cannot be associated with ordinary transactions. Enter name of the security and select type. Specify initial shares if you do not want to back-track all transactions (it is always preferred to use transactions instead, for better statistics). Specify then also date and quotation.
The following transactions are supported for securities:
When more shares of a security have been bought. Specify new shares, price per share (quotation given) and total cost, including fees/commission.
When some shares of a security have been sold. Specify new shares, price per share and total cost, including fees/commission.
When shares of one security are sold and shares of another security are bought for the same amount of money, without transfer of sell income to an account in between.
When money is received for each share of a security. Specify income and income category.
When dividend is received as additional shares.
All security transactions are listed listed as transfers (in the transfers view), except dividends, and shares bought if associated with an income category, which are displayed as incomes. You can list all transactions for a single security using -> (or the context menu).
Statistics displayed for each security:
Value at period end date date (quotation * shares).
Price per share at period end date.
Shares at period end date.
Total price paid for all buys minus sells, at end date.
Profit during the period (value + dividends - cost).
Percent increase of value per share (for a share bought at the beginning of the period), during the period on a yearly basis. Includes dividends.
In the total statistics displayed below the security list, quotation and yearly rate are weighted based on the value of each security.
Predictions are simplistic and base on previous development, with respect to dividends and quotations, only. Future quotations are calculated using quotations during the nearest past time. The quotation one month from current date is assumed to have increased at the same rate as during the past month (or the date before with a specified quotation). Dividends are always predicted using full past years (they are assumed to occur on a yearly basis).