Thanks, I could create a new transaction using an equity account to
get an opening balance.
I don't understand what role the "Trading" type of accounts plays in
all this. I'll RTFM. :-)

Esteban A. Maringolo

On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 9:34 AM Jon Schewe <jpsch...@mtu.net> wrote:
>
> When you create a transaction between accounts with different
> commodities you will get a price column. That's the multiplier to
> convert from one commodity to the other. So you go into your stock
> account and create a new transaction that has Equity as the other
> account. Then put an appropriate value in the price column.
>
> On Thu, 2022-07-21 at 09:27 -0300, Esteban Maringolo wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've created different securities and trading accounts for a few
> > stocks and crypto I own.
> >
> > But I don't know how to create an "opening" balance for them. I
> > cannot
> > create an account under Equity with anything other than a currency.
> >
> > How should I proceed?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Esteban A. Maringolo
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