Thanks for the quick reply. I'm struggling to get the complete picture into one transaction. Mainly because I think of it as one transaction (albeit one that technically takes place over a period of days, but also because it seems more elegant that way. I still would love to see a screenshot, though....
-Art- On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 8:41 PM Christopher Lam <christopher....@gmail.com> wrote: > If I understand correctly, You would typically input the transaction as a > dividend payment into cash first, then immediately afterwards use all the > released cash towards a purchase of additional securities. You can input > them manually or use the Stock transaction assistant. > > Alternatively you may input as a complex transaction with the dividend and > reinvestment, however the stock transaction assistant does not offer it. > > On Tue, 17 Dec 2024, 9:10 am Art Chimes, <artsonl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have purchased T-Bills and other treasury securities with an automatic >> reinvestment feature. Treasury Direct features this, as does Fidelity and >> probably other brokerages. >> >> Conceptually it shouldn't be the head-scratcher I seem to be making it out >> to be. I don't think of this as an exotic transaction and yet I've been >> completely unable to find an explanation I can understand (My fault, I'm >> sure). What I would really like to see is an actual screen shot showing >> how >> to enter the various pieces of a transaction that involves the return of >> the par value of the bond, the assignment of interest, the purchase of the >> replacement bond once the auction determines the price to be paid. >> >> My head hurts just typing this. ;-) >> >> I couldn't locate any relevant documentation that helps me. Thanks. >> >> >> -- >> Art Chimes | Arlington, Virginia | 703·407·2306 | Google Voice >> 202·643·9638 >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > -- Art Chimes | Arlington, Virginia | 703·407·2306 | Google Voice 202·643·9638 _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
