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- Chapter 12 - Global Securities
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- The Global Security Table, brought up from the Main Menu, shows
- global securities, listed in alphabetical order by global security
- symbol. The values displayed for each security are:
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- o Global security Symbol.
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- o Global security Name.
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- o Security Type.
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- o The most recent Price recorded in the Price History File.
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- o The current Yield.
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- At the bottom of the Global Security Table is a scrollable row of
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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 a security.
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- o ENTER:Change - change the highlighted security.
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- o Del:Delete - delete the highlighted security.
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- o Esc:Exit - exit from the table, returning to the Main Menu.
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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 F3:Price History Table - view the price history table for the
- highlighted security.
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- o F4:Price Update - update the prices of all global securities, by
- entering the information from the screen or reading in a file.
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- o F5:Global Security Report - generate the Global Security Report.
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- o F6:Total Return Report - generate the Total Return Report.
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- o F7:Split Shares - execute a stock split for the highlighted
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- o F10:More - scroll the list of functions.
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- Each of these functions is described below.
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- 12.1 Add a Global Security
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- The Global Security Form is brought up to add a global security
- when you hit the Ins key while viewing the Global Security Table. The
- fields in the Global Security Form are:
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- o (Required) The Global Symbol for the security. For stocks, you
- probably want to enter the symbol used in the newspaper's stock
- exchange listings. You use this symbol to tie local securities to
- global securities.
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- o (Required) The global security Name. The security name is used on
- many other forms, tables, and reports by tracing the link from the
- local security to the global security.
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- o (Required) The Broker/Investment Company responsible for selling
- and/or holding the shares. For stocks and bonds, this will be a
- broker or the actual company. For mutual funds, this will be the
- mutual fund investment company or a broker. This name provides a
- link to the Broker/Investment Company File, which contains
- addresses and phone numbers. If you leave this entry blank or enter
- an invalid name, the Broker/Investment Company Lookup Table pops
- up. A discussion of how broker/investment companies are related to
- local and global securities appears in Chapter 2.
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- o (Optional) Account Number. For stocks and bonds, this will be your
- brokerage account number, company dividend reinvestment plan
- number, or blank. For mutual funds, this will be your fund's
- account number, a brokerage account number, or blank. A discussion
- of how account numbers are related to local and global securities
- appears in Chapter 2.
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- o (Required) Security Type. Entering a blank or invalid security type
- causes the Security Type Lookup Table to pop up. This table is
- described below. Chapter 14 contains a description of the pre-
- defined security types shipped with Capital Gainz. After entering
- or selecting a security type, the security type's description is
- displayed.
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- ===>>> o (Optional) Dividends/Year or Interest/Year. This is the
- number of times this security is expected to distribute
- dividends or interest - not the amount of the dividends or
- interest. Most securities make annual, bi-annual, quarterly,
- or monthly payments. This value is extremely important in
- calculating an accurate yield for the security.
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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 F2:Price Update - enter a date/price value for this security. This
- key is only displayed when changing records.
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- o F3:Toggle Div/Int - this key toggles whether the security
- distributes dividends or interest. The Dividends/Year field label
- will change to Interest/Year, or vice-versa. This key is only
- displayed when adding or changing records.
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- o F4:Modify Type - bring up the Security Type Form to change values
- in the associated security type. This key is only displayed when
- changing records.
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- After completing the form, the global security record is added.
- You return to the Global Security Table, and the just added global
- security is highlighted.
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- 12.1.1 Security Type Lookup
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- The Security Type Lookup Table is brought up automatically if you
- enter an invalid security type. This table lists all of the previously
- entered security Types and Descriptions.
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- Unlike other lookup tables, the cursor is not positioned on the
- closest matching type. Instead, it's positioned at the top of the
- table, since a best match can't be determined without knowing the
- security class. Function keys at the bottom of the screen are:
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- o Enter:Select - select the highlighted security type, inserting it
- into the form's Type field.
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- o Ins:Add - define a new security type.
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- o F2:Change - change the highlighted security type.
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- o Del:Delete - delete the highlighted security type.
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- o Esc:Exit - exit from the table, without selecting a security type.
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- See Chapter 14 for details on adding, changing, and deleting
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- 12.1.2 Broker/Investment Company Lookup
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- The Broker/Investment Company Lookup Table is brought up
- automatically if you enter an invalid broker/investment company name.
- This table lists all of the previously entered broker/investment
- company Names.
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- If you entered an invalid broker/investment company, the cursor is
- positioned on the broker/investment company that best matches the
- entered name. Function keys at the bottom of the screen are:
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- o Enter:Select - select the highlighted broker/investment company,
- inserting its name into the form's Broker field.
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- o Ins:Add - define a new broker/investment company.
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- o F2:Change - change the highlighted broker/investment company.
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- o Del:Delete - delete the highlighted broker/investment company.
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- o Esc:Exit - exit from the table, without selecting a
- broker/investment company.
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- See Chapter 13 for details on adding, changing, and deleting
- broker/investment companies.
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- 12.1.3 Price Update
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- Choosing the Price Update function key on the Global Security Form
- brings up the Price Form to record a price/date for the global
- security. See Chapter 9 for details.
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- 12.1.4 Toggle Div/Int
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- You can change the global security to receive Interest instead if
- Dividends, or Dividends instead of Interest. Depending on the setting,
- when you record a distribution for a local security linked to this
- global security, the type of distributions available will include DIV
- or INT. A better approach is to modify the security type instead.
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- 12.1.5 Modify Type
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- The Modify Type function key on the Global Security Form lets you
- bring up the Security Type Form to modify the associated security
- type. This form is discussed in Chapter 14. If you just want to change
- the security type that the global security uses, use the type field on
- the Global Security Form.
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- 12.1.6 Example - Add a Global Security
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- Say you create a global security:
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- Global Symbol :CPL
- Name :Carolina Power & Light
- Broker/Inv Co :Wachovia Bank & Trust
- Account Number:
- Type :LCS
- Dividends/Year:4
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- o The broker/investment company and security type were previously
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- o The global security record is created.
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- 12.2 Change a Global Security
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- The Global Security Form is brought up to change the highlighted
- global security when you hit the Enter key while viewing the Global
- Security Table. The Global Security Form, described earlier, is
- initialized to the current values of the global security to be
- changed.
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- ===>>> After completing the form, the global security record is
- updated. If you changed the symbol or dividend/interest setting, all
- the local security records and price history records linked to this
- global security are also changed. Confirmation is required regardless
- of the Confirm Update global setting, since many records could be
- affected. You return to the Global Security Table, and the just
- changed global security is highlighted.
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- 12.2.1 Example - Change a Global Security
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- Using the previous example, say you change the Global Symbol to
- CP&L.
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- o The global security record is changed.
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- o Any local securities linked to this global security are updated to
- use the new Global Symbol.
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- o Price history records are updated to use the new Global Symbol.
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- 12.3 Delete a Global Security
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- The Global Security Form is brought up to delete the highlighted
- global security when you hit the Del key while viewing the Global
- Security Table. The Global Security Form, described earlier, is
- initialized to the current values of the security to be deleted.
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- ===>>> The global security record is deleted, as are all related price
- history records. However, all related local securities are NOT
- deleted. Instead, the global symbol field in the local security
- records is set to all spaces. Confirmation is required regardless of
- the Confirm Delete global setting, since many records could be
- affected. When you're finished with the Global Security Form, you
- return to the Global Security Table, and the security after the one
- just deleted is highlighted.
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- 12.3.1 Example - Delete a Global Security
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- Using the previous example, say you delete the global security
- CP&L.
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- o The global security record is deleted.
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- o Any local securities linked to this global security are updated to
- use a blank Global Symbol.
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- o Price history records for this Global Symbol are deleted.
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- 12.4 Price History Table
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- When you choose the Price History Table function key from the
- Global Security Table, you are asked for a date range. Then, the Price
- History Table for the highlighted global security and requested range
- of dates is shown.
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- The Price History Table, and adding, changing, or deleting price
- history entries, is described in Chapter 9.
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- 12.5 Price Update
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- Choosing the Price Update function key from the Global Security
- Table lets you update the prices of securities by entering values from
- the screen or reading in a file. See Chapter 9 for more information.
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- 12.6 Global Security Report
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- You can generate the Global Security Report for the highlighted
- security from the Global Security Table. See Chapter 15 for a
- description of this report.
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- 12.7 Total Return Report
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- You can generate the Total Return Report for the highlighted
- security from the Global Security Table. See Chapter 15 for a
- description of this report.
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- 12.8 Split Shares
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- You can record a stock split for the highlighted security from the
- Global Security Table. The split is applied to all local securities,
- in all portfolios, linked to the global security. For details and
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