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- Chapter 9 - Prices
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- All the price information is consolidated into this chapter. You
- reach the tables and forms described here via the Local Security Table
- or Global Security Table. There are several ways to update security
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- o Use the Price Update key on the Local Security Table or Global
- Security Table, and cycle through securities, updating the prices
- from a form. From the Local Security Table, you cycle through all
- securities in the current portfolio. From the Global Security
- Table, you cycle through all securities.
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- o Use the Price Update key on the Local Security Table or Global
- Security Table, and update prices from a comma-delimited ASCII
- file. Any or all securities can be listed in this file.
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- o Choose the Price Update key on the Local Security Form or Global
- Security Form, after highlighting a security and hitting Enter from
- the Local or Global Security Table. This lets you update the price
- of that security only, and is the same as adding an entry to the
- Price History Table.
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- o Use the Price History Table key on the Local Security Table or
- Global Security Table to bring up the Price History Table for the
- highlighted security. Then, use the Ins key to add a price.
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- 9.1 Price History Table
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- When you choose the Price History function key from the Local
- Security Table or Global Security Table, you are asked if you want to
- see all dates or a range of dates. Then, the Price History Table for
- the highlighted local or global security and requested range of dates
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- The Price History Table shows:
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- o The associated global security symbol and name. Remember that the
- price information is related to the global security, not the local
- security.
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- Price history records are interleaved with distribution records and
- stock split information, sorted in descending date order. For price
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- o The Date of the price.
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- o The Price.
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- For distribution records, you're shown:
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- o The Date of the distribution.
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- o The type of distribution.
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- o The distribution amount per share, Distribution/share.
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- For stock splits, you're shown:
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- o The Date of the split.
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- o The split ratio.
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- At the bottom of the table, you're shown:
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- o The High price and date, Low price and date.
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- o The Monthly Average price. See Chapter 20 for details.
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- o The total Distribution per share.
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- The table includes distribution per share amounts to explain price
- drops due to dividend or capital gain payouts. Stock split information
- is shown for historical reference only. The highest price for the
- period is flagged with an H, and the lowest price for the period is
- flagged with an L. If the highest and lowest prices are the same, it
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- Function keys at the bottom of the screen are:
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- o Ctrl-F1:Function List - popup a list of functions to choose from.
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- o Ins:Add - add price, distribution, or split information for the
- global security.
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- o Enter:Change - change the highlighted price, distribution, or split
- information for the global security.
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- o Del:Delete - delete the highlighted price, distribution, or split
- information for the global security.
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- o Esc:Exit - exit from the Price History Table.
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- o Ctrl-PgUp:Top - go to the first record.
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- o Ctrl-PgDn:Bottom - go to the last record.
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- o F2:Delete Range - delete the displayed range of price history
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- o F3:Price History Report - print the Price History Report for the
- displayed global security and date range.
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- o F10:More - scroll the list of functions.
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- The Price History Table and Price History Report are valuable
- tools for investment analysis. See Chapter 20 for details.
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- 9.1.1 Add a Price History Entry
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- The Price Form is brought up to add a Price History File entry
- when you hit the Ins key from the Price History Table. It is also used
- when you choose Price Update from the Local Security Form or Global
- Security Form. The global security's symbol and name are displayed,
- and you enter:
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- o (Required) The Date for the price information.
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- o (Required) The Type of price history data. If you leave this field
- blank, or enter an invalid value, the Price Type Lookup Table pops
- up for you to select from. This table is described below.
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- If you selected the Price type, you also enter:
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- o (Required) The Price of the security.
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- If you selected the Dividend, Interest, Long Term Capital Gain, or
- Short Term Capital Gain type, you also enter:
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- o (Required) The distribution Per Share.
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- If you selected the Split type, you also enter:
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- o (Required) The stock split ratio.
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- Function keys at the bottom of the screen are:
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- o Form Accept - accept all entries, the same as hitting Enter on each
- field. This key is only displayed when changing records.
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- o Form Reject - exit immediately, the same as hitting Esc to back out
- of the form. This key is only displayed when adding or changing
- records.
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- o F5:Price From Value - let Capital Gainz calculate the price based
- on an entered value. This function is described below. This key is
- only displayed when adding or changing records.
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- o F6:Calc Load/Comm - calculate the net asset value of a mutual fund
- based on the entered price, which includes a load. This key is only
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- ===>>> If an existing record has the same type/date, it is deleted
- before adding the new one. Thus, only a single price can be recorded
- for a given date.
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- After completing the form, the price history record is added. You
- return to the Price History Table, and the just added price history
- entry is highlighted.
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- 9.1.1.1 Price Type Lookup Table
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- [[Screen not in online version of documentation.]]
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- The Price Type Lookup Table is brought up if you enter an invalid
- price type. This table is similar to the Distribution Type Lookup
- Table described in Chapter 7, but has a few different values. Hitting
- Enter selects the highlighted price type.
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- The price types are:
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- o PRC - Price
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- o DIV - Dividend or INT - Interest
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- o STCG - Short Term Capital Gain
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- o LTCG - Long Term Capital Gain
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- o SPLT - Stock Split
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- Entering a Stock Split here simply records it - the split is not
- executed.
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- ===>>> The Price From Value function lets you track securities for
- which you don't know the share price. Often, this is the case in
- retirement plans, such as a company-sponsored 401k plan. You typically
- receive a statement showing your contributions, and the value of your
- holdings at the end of the period. To track such plans:
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- o Set up the local security to use the average selling method. This
- takes care of partial withdrawals.
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- o Record the initial purchase at a price of $100. This allows more
- precision than $1.
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- o When you receive a statement, use the Value listed on the statement
- to calculate a Price in the Calculate Price From Value Form.
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- o On subsequent purchases, use the most recently calculated price.
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- Since the gains and losses are determined by the calculated price,
- this strategy works well. Other approaches, such as using fees or
- fabricated sales, should be avoided since they result in realized
- gains and losses.
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- Since the price is derived from the local security's value, this
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- o Price updates from the Local Security Table or Form.
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- o Only a single local security can be linked to the global security.
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- For example, say you have a 401K plan, and your monthly payroll
- deduction is $500. Over the quarter, you'll record three purchases:
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- Date Price Amount Calculated Shares
- 1/1/92 100.0000 500.00 5.0000
- 2/1/92 100.0000 500.00 5.0000
- 3/1/92 100.0000 500.00 5.0000
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────
- Total 1500.00 15.0000
- Value: 15.0000 shares at 100.0000 = 1500.00
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- At the end of the quarter, you receive a statement indicating:
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- Your investment plan is worth $1575.00 on 3/31/92.
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- Update the price with the Price From Value function, entering the
- $1575 value. Capital Gainz calculates the new price to be $105. You
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- Value: 15.0000 shares at 105.0000 = 1575.00
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- Purchases over the next three months are recorded with a price of
- $105, an amount of $500, and a calculated 4.7619 (500/105) shares:
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- Date Price Amount Calculated Shares
- 1/1/92 100.0000 500.00 5.0000
- 2/1/92 100.0000 500.00 5.0000
- 3/1/92 100.0000 500.00 5.0000
- 4/1/92 105.0000 500.00 4.7619
- 5/1/92 105.0000 500.00 4.7619
- 6/1/92 105.0000 500.00 4.7619
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────
- Total 3000.00 29.2857
- Value: 29.2857 shares at 105.0000 = 3075.00
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- At the end of the quarter, you receive a statement indicating:
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- Your investment plan is worth $3200.00 on 6/31/92.
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- Update the price with the Price From Value function, entering the
- $3200 value. Capital Gainz calculates the new price to be $109.2683.
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- Value: 29.2857 shares at 109.2683 = 3200.00
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- Your cost is $3000, as it should be, and your gain is $200:
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- Value - Amount = 3200.00 - 3000.00 = 200.00
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- No gains have been realized. If you make a partial withdrawal, let the
- Sell Shares Form calculate the number of shares based on the amount
- and the last price.
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- The Calc Load/Comm function lets you determine the net asset value
- based on the loaded price. See Chapter 7 for details and examples.
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- 9.1.1.4 Example - Add a Price Entry
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- Say you insert a price record:
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- Global Symbol:CPL
- Date :01/02/92
- Type :PRC
- Price :$54.00
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- o If a price history entry exists for the Price and Type, it is
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- o The price history record is added.
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- o Any open shares or closed shares records with this Date are not
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- 9.1.2 Change a Price History Entry
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- The Price Form is brought up to change the highlighted price
- history record when you hit the Enter key. The Price Form, described
- in the Add a Price History Entry section, is initialized to the
- current values of the price history record to be changed. You can't
- change the price history type. Instead, you should delete the original
- and then add the new one.
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- If you change a Price record, then the original is deleted and the
- new record is added. On return to the Price History Table, the new
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- 9.1.2.1 Example - Change a Price Entry
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- Using the previous example, say you change the Date to 1/31/92.
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- o The old price history entry is deleted.
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- o The price history record is added.
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- o Any open shares or closed shares records with the old Date or new
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- The Price Form is brought up to delete the highlighted price
- history record when you hit the Del key. The Price Form, described in
- the Add a Price History Entry section, is initialized to the current
- values of the price history record to be deleted.
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- After deleting the price history record, you return to the Price
- History Table, and the record after the deleted record is highlighted.
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- Using the previous example, say you delete the price on 1/31/92.
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- o The old price history entry is deleted.
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- o Any open shares or closed shares records with this Date are not
- changed.
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- The Delete Range function key allows you to delete the displayed
- range of price history records, based on the previously entered date
- range. You are given the option of deleting the displayed prices, the
- displayed distributions, or both.
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- You will always be prompted for confirmation, regardless of the
- Confirm Delete global setting, since many records could be affected.
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- To calculate total return, you should keep both prices and
- distributions.
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- After the deletion, you return to the Local Security Table.
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- 9.1.5 Price History Report
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- The Price History Report is generated for the previously entered
- date range. See Chapter 15 for a description of this report.
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- 9.2 Price Update
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- [[Screen not in online version of documentation.]]
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- After selecting the Price Update function key from the Local
- Security Table or Global Security Table, you are asked if you want to
- update security prices from the screen or from a file. Also, a
- function key lets you:
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- o F2:Create Skeleton File - create an example price update file,
- showing all global security symbols and their latest price/date
- information. This gives you a template to use in creating your own
- update file.
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- 9.2.1 Price Update From the Screen
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- [[Screen not in online version of documentation.]]
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- To update prices from the screen, you are stepped through each
- security and prompted for the date and share price. This is a quick
- way to prepare for printing reports at the end of the month, quarter,
- or year. If called from the Local Security Table, you only update
- prices in the current portfolio. From the Global Security Table, you'd
- update the prices of all securities.
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- The Price Update Form shows the global security name and symbol,
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- o (Required) Date for the price. The first entry automatically
- displays the current system date, and subsequent securities show
- the last entered date. You can accept this date or enter a
- different one.
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- o (Required) Price of the security. If all you have is a fractional
- figure, use the Fraction-to-Decimal Table displayed to convert it
- to a decimal value.
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- Function keys at the bottom of the screen are:
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- o Form Reject - exit immediately.
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- o F2:Skip Forward - skip the currently displayed global security, and
- go to the next one.
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- o F3:Skip Backward - skip the currently displayed global security,
- and go to the previous one.
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- o F5:Price From Value - let Capital Gainz calculate the price based
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- o F6:Calc Load/Comm - calculate the net asset value of a mutual fund
- based on the entered price, which includes a load.
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- After completing a form, the record is written to the Price
- History File.
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- 9.2.1.1 Price From Value
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- The Price From Value function, described earlier, lets you track
- securities for which you don't know the share price.
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- 9.2.1.2 Calculate Load/Commission
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- The Calc Load/Comm function lets you determine the net asset value
- based on the loaded price. See Chapter 7 for details and examples.
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- 9.2.2 Price Update From a File
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- ===>>> To update prices from a file, you are prompted to enter the
- name of the comma-delimited price file to read in. The format of this
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- Global Security Symbol, Price, Date
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- where:
- Global Security Symbol - 1-5 characters, quotes optional
- Price - decimal value, format 9999.9999
- Date - MM/DD/YY, quotes optional
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- If you omit the date for a record, the previously specified date
- is used. If you did not specify any dates, the current date is
- used.
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- As described previously, you can generate an example price file
- containing all global security symbols.
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- For each record read in the price file, a price history entry is
- added. The global securities in the file can be in any portfolio - you
- aren't limited to the current portfolio's securities if called from
- the Local Security Table. Also, a given global security can have more
- than one date/price added from this file.
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- See Chapter 16 for information on how you can get Capital Gainz to
- automatically read in the price file at start up.
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- Here's an example of a price update file:
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- "CPL",52.5," 5/30/92"
- "FPEUR",12.4
- "FPINC",11.38
- "FPTXF",15.74
- "GRACE",34
- "KRG",17.75
- "PFZ",74.625
- "PSNC",20.25
- "TCHTG",8.98
- "TCTXI",102.17
- "TCVIS",10.90
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