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About Capital Gainz
 Capital Gainz is an investment portfolio manager. Features include:
- Easy to understand form/table interface, with labeled function keys.
- Record purchases, sales, and distributions. Selling methods include
FIFO, LIFO, max gains, min gains, and average price.
- Calculate a security's total return, based on price and distributions.
- Calculate your actual realized performance, based on purchases,
sales, and distributions.
- Limit reports by security or date range, and then direct them
to the screen, a file, or your printer.
- Maintain a history of prices based on the entered transactions.
You can also update prices from a file or the screen.
- Keep up to
 separate portfolios.
- Associate broker/investment company accounts with securities.
- Record stock splits and short sales.
- Reinvest distributions. Sweep sale proceeds into other accounts.
- Determine portfolio allocation by security classification.
- Generate Schedule B and D-1 of the tax forms
 Capital Gainz is available from: David Lee Cohen, DBLinx
P.O. Box 12545, RTP, NC  27709-2545
(919)-469-5196 EST
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  Activity Logs - Add/Change/Delete Purchases, Sales, and Distributions
  The activity logs refer to the open shares, closed shares, and
  disribution records for a particular security. At the top the log
  table, enter the symbol of the local security, or hit the ENTER key
  to bring up a list of symbols to choose from. After a valid symbol is
  entered or selected, a list of the associated transactions are displayed.
  For instance, if you chose the Open Shares Log, and entered XYZ for
  the local security symbol, then the list of purchases you've entered for
  stock XYZ is displayed. You can scroll through this list with the arrow
  keys and PGUP and PGDN key.
  With the list of records displayed, you can:
- Add a record with the INS key
- Change a record by highlighting it and hitting ENTER
- Delete a record by highlighting it and hitting DEL
- Delete the displayed range of records
- Print the associated activity detail report
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Buying Shares
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Activity
Activity Menu
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Buy Shares
Sell Shares
Record Distr
Buy Shares Form
Sell Shares Form
Distr Form
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  Distr  Use
Short
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Buy Shares
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Record Distr
Sell Shares
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USETTINGS
 $Backup
 When you hit the key labeled 'Backup' on the Main Menu, the backup command
 defined in the User Settings Form is executed. By default, this is:
CAPGNZBU A
 CAPGNZBU.BAT is a batch file that simply copies all of the data files from
 the current directory to the disk in drive A.
 You can change the backup command in the User Settings Form to execute any
 single line command or batch file you wish. If your data files are too big
 to fit on a single diskette, you'll have to change the command. You can
 backup to drive B, assuming that it has a bigger disk capacity, by changing
 the command to:
CAPGNZBU B
 Or, you can compress all of the files onto a disk using PKZIP with this:
PKZIP A:DATA.ZIP *.DAT *.K01
 Finally, you can modify the CG.BAT startup batch file to automatically
 backup your data before and/or after running Capital Gainz.
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User Settings
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 Broker/Inv Co Map
Broker/Investment Company Table
Change
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Broker
Broker
Broker
Broker
Report
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Broker/Investment Company
  The Broker/Investment Company file lets you keep names, addresses, and
  phone numbers of brokers and mutual fund companies used to buy and sell
  shares in your portfolio. Broker/investment companies and account numbers
  occur in both local and global security records. You probably want to
  associate a mutual fund company with the global security, but specify the
  account number in the local security. Also, you may want to associate some
  default or 'dummy' broker with a stock in the global security, and define
  actual broker holding the shares in the local security. For instance, for
  the global security Twentieth Century Vista, set the broker/investment
  company to Vista's mutual fund company, Twentieth Century, Inc. Give the
  global security a blank account number. When you create a local Vista
  security, link it to the global Vista security and set the account number.
  You add, change, and delete broker/investment companies from the Broker/
  Investment Company Table, available from the Main Menu.
  The broker/investment company report shows all of the defined broker/
  investment companies. You can choose to subtotal broker/investment company
  commissions over a given period. There is also an option in the Portfolio
  Detail report to subtotal your holdings by broker/investment company.
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AACTLOG
 !Buying Shares
 To record a share purchase, fill in the Buy Shares Form. You get to this form
 from the Activity submenu, or from the Open Shares Log via the Log
 Maintenance submenu. When you get to it from the Activity submenu, the form
 is repeatedly accepted until you explicitly exit.
 Function keys on the Buy Shares Form let you go to the Sell Shares Form,
 go to the Distribution Form, and toggle calculations. Also, short-cut keys
 let you immediately accept/reject the form. Using the accept key is the same
 as hitting ENTER on each field. Using the reject key is the same as hitting
 ESC on each field, and returns you to the Activity submenu (or log).
 To help you keep track: a counter in the upper right-hand corner is
 incremented when a record is written; when you enter a symbol, the number of
 open shares is displayed next to the Shares field; and when you hit ENTER on
 a blank Symbol field, a lookup table shows the last recorded activity dates.
 To change or delete records added with the Buy Shares Form, go to the Open
 Shares Log from the Log Maintenance submenu. The log for a local security
 shows a list of recorded purchases, from oldest to most recent.
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 !Calculations
 Capital Gainz employs a number of calculation to determine performance.
 - Open shares gain/loss shows the current gain/loss of open shares, based on
the basis price, commissions, and the current security price.
 - Closed shares gain/loss shows the gain/loss you achieved via sales, based
on the basis price, commissions, and the sale price.
 - Yield shows the current yield of a security, based on the current price,
number of dividend/interest payouts per year, and last per share amount.
 - Total return shows the return of a security based on beginning price,
ending price, and distributions over a period. This figure assumes that
distributions are reinvested. The total return figure and corresponding
annual percentage rate are shown on the Activity Summary Report.
 - Your performance is calculated based on initial holdings, purchases,
sales, and distributions recorded over a period. The Activity Summary
Report shows this figure and the corresponding annual percentage rate.
 - Average price calculations usually show the weighted average purchase or
sale price. The Price History Table and Report show a simple average price.
 - Portfolio allocation shows a portfolio breakdown by security classes.
 The users manual contains the mathematical equations, along with examples.
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USETTINGS
 $Colors
 You can the colors used by Capital Gainz. On the User Settings Form,
 the Colors function brings up the Select Screen Colors table. This
 shows an array of screen kinds (Portfolio, Global Security, etc) and
 screen types (forms, tables, other). The screen types are displayed in
 the currently set foreground and background colors. To change colors
 for a screen type/kind, move the pointer to it and and hit ENTER. This
 brings up a screen that lets you pick the colors. Two rows of colored
 'blocks' are displayed, one for the foreground color and one for the
 background color. First, position the pointer under the desired foreground
 color and hit ENTER. The, do the same for the desired background color.
 An string of text at the top of the screen shows you what the color
 combination looks like. Enter YES to the question at the bottom of the
 screen to select the colors, or NO to not go back to the previous colors.
 So, to change the Local Security Table to display a tranquil blue on cyan
 (light blue), position the pointer next to TABLE on the row labeled Local
 Security. Hit ENTER. Then, position the pointer under the dark blue block on
 the foreground color and hit ENTER. Position the pointer on the cyan block
 on the background color and hit ENTER. Enter YES to change the colors.
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User Settings
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 !Delete Range
  On the Open Shares Log, Closed Shares Log, Distribution Log, and Price
  History Table, there is a function key labeled Delete Range. Hitting this
  key deletes the displayed range of records.
  For instance, say you are displaying the Open Shares Log for 1/1/91 to
  12/31/91. Then, hitting the Delete Range key deletes all of the open shares
  records for that local security from 1/1/91 to 12/31/91.
  Since many records may be affected, you are always asked for confirmation
  before the records are deleted.
  For the Price History Table, you can delete the just the prices, just the
  distributions, or both prices and distributions for the displayed global
  security.
  If you delete a range of records in the Open Shares Log, Closed Shares Log,
  or Distribution Log, the corresponding price history entries are not
  deleted.
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  Distributions
 To record a distribution, fill in the Distribution Form. You get to this form
 from the Activity submenu, or from the Distribution Log via the Log
 Maintenance submenu. When you get to it from the Activity submenu, the form
 is repeatedly accepted until you explicitly exit.
 Function keys on the Distribution Form let you go to the Buy Shares Form,
 go to the Sell Shares Form, and toggle calculations. Also, short-cut keys
 let you immediately accept/reject the form. Using the accept key is the same
 as hitting ENTER on each field. Using the reject key is the same as hitting
 ESC on each field, and returns you to the Activity submenu (or log).
 To help you keep track: a counter in the upper right-hand corner is
 incremented when a record is written; and when you hit ENTER on
 a blank Symbol field, a lookup table shows the last recorded activity dates.
 After recording a distribution, you are taken to the Buy Shares Form to
 record any subsequent reinvestment.
 To change or delete records added with the Distribution Form, go to the
 Distribution Log from the Log Maintenance submenu. The log for a local
 security shows a list of recorded distributions, from oldest to most recent.
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Distribution Types
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DDISTR
Distribution Types
 When you record a distribution with the Distribution Form, you must specify
 the type of distribution. The following distributions are supported:
 - Dividends (DIV) or Interest (INT): if the global security was defined as
paying Dividends, then the dividend (DIV) distribution type is available.
Otherwise, use the interest (INT) distribution type. Dividends are reported
in Section II of Schedule B, and interest is reported in Section I.
 - Short Term Capital Gains (STCG): any short term capital gains distributed.
 - Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG): any long term capital gains distributed.
Short term and long term capital gains distributions are reported in
Section II of Schedule B, and subtracted back out at the bottom. If a
distribution is not categorized as long or short term, assume long term.
 - Fees (FEE): miscellaneous fees, such as IRA maintenance fees.
 - Return of Principal (PRIN): return of capital, reduces your basis.
When you record a return of principal, a sold shares record is created
with 0 shares and the open and sold amount set to the distribution amount.
The amount is reported in Sextion II of Schedule B, and subtracted out.
 After recording a DIV, INT, STCG, or LTCG, you are taken to the Buy Shares
 Form. You must complete this form to reinvest the distribution. After a FEE,
 you are taken to the Sell Shares form to sell shares to cover the fee.
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  Security Fixup
 The Security Fixup function is available from the Local Security Table. It
 allows you to modify the 'hidden' values for a local security. If Capital
 Gainz aborts abnormally while adding, changing, or deleting records, the open
 share information stored in the security records may become out of sync with
 the actual values in the open shares file. If this happens, you can change
 the information in the security records with the Security Fixup function. In
 the Local Security Fixup Form, you can set:
  - Total open shares, open amount, and open commission
  - Short term open shares, open amount, and open commission (double category)
 A function key on this form lets you compute the total and short term open
 shares totals by tracing purchases and sales from the beginning to the
 present. Short term values are only set for double category securities.
 Under normal circumstances, you'll never have a need for the Security Fixup.
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 System Flow
 Tasks you'll take care of infrequently include:
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Change User Settings
Define Portfolios
 Here's a flow chart of typical, day-to-day activities:
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Securities
Defined?
Define Global
Define Local
Define
Securities
Securities
Broker/Inv Cos
Buy/Sell/Distr Activity
View Local Securities
View Activity Logs
Reports
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Global File Composition
  User Settings File
 Portfolio File
Broker/Inv Co File
  Revision Number
  Holding Period
 Portfolio Name
Address 1
  Confirm Add
 Description 1
Address 2
  Confirm Update
 Description 2
  Confirm Delete
 Description 3
State
  Reinvest Flag
  Log Transactions Flag
Phone
  Append Reports Flag
  Backup Command
 Global Security File
  Price History Interval
  Lines Per Page
 Global Symbol
Price History File
  Use Line Draw Flag
 Security Name
  Screen Color Array
 Broker/Inv Co Name
Global Symbol
  File Viewer
 Account Number
  Commissions in Basis
 Security Type
Price Type
  Current Portfolio ID
 Dividends/Interest Flag
Price
  Form Accept Key
 Dividends Per Year
  Form Reject Key
  Short Sales Flag
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SSECTYPE
Global Securities
  A global security defines a particular stock, bond, or mutual fund. Local
  securities are linked to global securities, and have actual associated
  activity. The price history is associated with the global security.
  Global and local securities both have symbols associated with them, but the
  symbols can be the same. The global security symbol must be unique over all
  global securities, but the local security symbol must only be unique
  within a given portfolio. If you have two portfolios that both contain IBM
  stock, you can set the global symbol and both local symbols to 'IBM'. On the
  other hand, you may have one portfolio that holds IBM stock both within and
  outside of an IRA plan. in this case, you can define the global symbol as
  'IBM', and link two local security symbols, say IBMT (IBM taxable) and
  'IBMTF' (IBM tax-free) to it.
  You get to the Global Security Table from the Main Menu. From here, you can
  add, change, or delete global securities. You can also get to this table
  from the Local Security Form by hitting ENTER on a blank global symbol.
  Information for the linked global security is shown at the bottom of the
  Local Security Form. You can also change the global security from this form.
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Local Securities
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 Global Security Map
Global Security Table
  Add
Change
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Price
Price
Global
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  Security
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Local File Composition
  Local Security File
Open Shares File
  Closed Shares File
  Local Symbol
Local Symbol
  Local Symbol
  Global Symbol
Purchase Date
  Sell Date
  Broker/Inv Co Name
Shares Purchased
  Short Term Flag
  Account Number
Purchase Price
  Shares Sold
  Non-Taxable Flag
Purchase Amount
  Sell Price
  Last Sell Method
Purchase Commission
  Sell Amount
  Open Shares
Purchase Notes
  Sell Commission
  Open Amount
  Sell Notes
  Open Commission
  Open Date
  Short Term Open Shares
Distributions File
  Open Price
  Short Term Open Amount
  Open Amount
  Short Term Open Commission
Local Symbol
  Open Commission
  Last Migration Date
Distribution Date
  Open Basis
  Sell Flag
Distribution Type
  Price Precision
Distribution Amount
  Shares Precision
Distribution Per Share
Distribution Notes
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GGLOSEC
  Local Securities
  A local security has open share information associated with it, and is
  linked to a global security. The global security defines the actual
  security-specific details, while the local security is an instance of the
  global security held in a portfolio. The reason for distinguishing between
  the two is to reduce redundancy - the price history of a security is
  associated with only the global security. Global and local securities both
  have symbols, but the symbols can be the same. The global security symbol
  must be unique over all global securities, but the local security symbol
  must only be unique within a portfolio. If two portfolios contain IBM stock,
  you can set the global symbol and both local symbols to 'IBM'. Or, if one
  portfolio holds IBM stock both within and outside of an IRA plan, you can
  define the global symbol as 'IBM' and link two local security symbols, say
  IBMT (IBM taxable) and 'IBMTF' (IBM tax-free) to it.
  You get to the Local Security Table from the Main Menu. From here, you can
  add, change, or delete local securities. The Local Security Lookup table,
  brought up when you enter an invalid symbol on an activity form, also allows
  add, change, and delete.
  The 'precisions' for a local security refer to the number of decimal digits
  the company maintains for price/share values.
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Global Securities
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 Activity Logs Map
Log Maintenance Menu
 Date Range  Open Shares Log
Closed Shares Log
Distribution Log
  Open Shares
  Closed Shares
  Distribution
Change
Change
Change
  Open Shares
  Closed Shares
  Distribution
Delete
Delete
Delete
  Open Shares
  Closed Shares
  Distribution
Delete Range
Delete Range
Delete Range
Open Shares
Closed Shares
Distribution
Detail Report
     Detail Report
Detail Report
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 Local Security Map
Local Security Table
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FILES
GENERAL
  Relationship
About
Price History
Navigation
  Local Files
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View Docs
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SSELL
  Selling Methods
 The selling methods available in Capital Gainz are:
 - First-In/First-Out (FIFO): shares are sold beginning with the oldest open
shares records.
 - Last-In/First-out (LIFO): shares are sold beginning with the most recent
open shares records.
 - Maximum Gain/Minimum Loss (MAX): shares are sold using the the open shares
records with the lowest purchase prices.
 - Minimum Gain/Maximum Loss (MAX): shares are sold using the the open shares
records with the highest purchase prices.
 - Specific Identity (ID): select the shares to sell by selecting the open
shares records from a table.
 - Single Category (SCAT): the average price of all open shares is used as the
basis, and shares are sold beginning with the oldest open shares records.
 - Double Category (DCAT): open shares are divided in short term and long term
categories, and the average of each category is used as the basis. You can
choose to sell shares beginning with the short or long term categories.
 The users manual contains examples of each selling method. Also, an entire
 chapter discusses the methods in detail, along with tax considerations.
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Buy Shares
  High-Level
Activity
Sell Shares
  Navigation
Distributions
Local Securities
Add/Change/Delete
Open Shares Log
Add/Change/Delete
Closed Shares Log
Add/Change/Delete
Distributions Log
Add/Change/Delete
Menu
Portfolios
Current/Add/Change/Delete
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Add/Change/Delete
Broker/Inv Co
Add/Change/Delete
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User Settings
Change Preferences
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 "Portfolios
  A portfolio separates holdings, and contains zero or more local securities.
  Forms and reports that are portfolio specific always show the associated
  portfolio's name, if you defined more than one portfolio. Local security
  maintenance and buy, sell, and distribution activity always apply to the
  current portfolio, which is the last portfolio opened.
  Portfolio information is shown in the Portfolio Table, available from
  the Main Menu. From this table, you can bring up the Portfolio Form
  to add, change, or delete portfolios.
  To set the current portfolio, bring up the Portfolio Table, highlight
  the portfolio that you want, and hit ENTER. A checkmark is displayed
  next to the current portfolio.
  Each portfolio is numbered from 001 to
. This number is appended to
  the file names for the associated local securities, open shares, closed
  shares, and distributions.
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 !Price History
 Each global security has an associated price history, consisting of prices,
 distributions per share, and splits. Whenever you record a purchase or sale,
 the price is added to the price history file, and when you record a
 distribution, the per share amount is added. The current value of a security
 is based on the latest recorded price.
 Price history records can be added, changed, or deleted from the Price
 History Table. This table can be brought up from the Local Security Table or
 from the Global Security Table.
 You can update all global security prices from the screen or an ASCII file
 using the Price Update function on the Local Security Table or Global
 Security Table. Or, you can update just a single global security's price
 directly from the Local Security Form or the Global Security Form.
 The Price History Interval saves disk space by spreading out the prices.
 The total return calculation relies on the price history form the begin date
 and price, end date and price, and reinvestment amount and prices.
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Report Menu
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  Summary
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  Report
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Select
Broker
 Range  Securities
Open Shares
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  Detail Report
Portfolio Detail
Global
  Report
Activity Summary
Closed Shares
  Securities
  Report
  Detail Report
  Report
Allocation
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Price History
Distribution
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  Detail Report
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 $Reports/1
 This screen describes the reports in the first section of the Report Menu.
 It also describes the Open Information for Shares Sold Report.
 These reports are for all portfolios.
 - Portfolio Summary Report: shows the current open value and gain/loss for
each portfolio. This report is also available from the Portfolio Table.
 - Broker/Investment Company Report: shows information for all brokers/
investment companies, along with managed local securities and account
numbers. This report is also available from the Broker/Investment Company
Table. You can choose to total commissions and fees over a period.
 - Global Securities Report: shows all global securities, including current
price and yield. This report is also available from the Global Security
Table.
 - User Settings Report: shows the current user settings. This report is also
available from the User Settings Form.
 This report is only available after selling shares.
 - Open Information for Shares Sold Report: after completing the Sell Shares
Form, you can print the selling information without committing the sale.
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Print/View Reports
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 $Reports/2
 This screen describes the reports in the second section of the Report Menu.
 You can print these reports for all portfolios or just the current portfolio.
 Use the indicted function key to toggle all/current.
 - Portfolio Detail Report: shows current open values for each local security
in the portfolio. You can generate subtotals based on the broker/investment
company, and choose either a brief or long format. This report is also
available from the Portfolio Table and Local Security Table.
 - Allocation Report: shows allocation percentages by Security Type. This
report is also available from the Local Security Table and Portfolio Table.
 - Schedule B Report, Schedule D-1 Report, Fee Report: shows Schedule B and
Schedule D-1. Presents dividend, distribution, and selling information in
a format easily transferrable to your tax form. You are prompted to input
the tax year before printing, and you can specify whether or not to round
off to the nearest dollar. This report is also available from the Portfolio
Table. Also, a Fee Report, summarizing fees paid for the year, is generated
as some of them may be tax-deductible.
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 $Reports/3
 This screen describes the reports in the third section of the Report Menu.
 You can print these reports for all or selected local securities, and for all
 or a range of dates. Use the indicated function keys to select securities or
 specify a date range. These reports apply only to the current portfolio.
 - Activity Summary Report: shows the cumulative and short term open, closed,
and distribution values along with gain/loss for the specified period. Also
shows the security's total return over the period, and combines purchases,
sales, and distributions to present your performance over the period. This
report is also available from the Local Security Table.
 - Activity Detail Report (Open Shares Detail Report, Closed Shares Detail
Report, Distribution Detail Report, Mixed Detail Report): shows individual
transactions from the activity logs, and a total for the specified period.
If all logs are requested, they can be grouped by log type or by security.
The Open Shares Detail, Closed Shares Detail, and Distribution Detail
Reports are available from the respective activity log tables. The Mixed
Detail Report is also available from the Local Security Table.
 - Price History Report: shows price history, distributions, and stock splits
for a global security. High and low prices are flagged. This report is also
available from the Price History Table.
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Security Types
 A Security Type is a specific type or class of security, such as Bond Mutual
 Fund or Large Company Stock. It's associated with the global security.
 Capital Gainz provides many security types to choose from. Some are as
 general as Mutual Fund, while others are as specific as Small Company Stock
 Fund. You can stick with the broad classes or use the narrower ones - it's
 up to you.
 A key attribute of the security types is their status with regards to taxing
 dividends/interest. All security types with 'tax free' in their names are
 treated as distributing tax-free dividends or interest on Schedule B.
 Security types are divided into several categories:
Stock Types
Stock Fund Types
Bond Types
Bond Fund Types
Cash Types
     Other Types
Other Fund Types
 The Allocation Report for your portfolio shows the percentage of each
 security type, and also for each of the larger categories.
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  Selling Shares
 To record a sale, fill in the Sell Shares Form. You get to this form
 from the Activity submenu, or from the Closed Shares Log via the Log
 Maintenance submenu. When you get to it from the Activity submenu, the form
 is repeatedly accepted until you explicitly exit.
 Function keys on the Sell Shares Form let you go to the Buy Shares Form,
 go to the Distribution Form, and toggle calculations. Also, short-cut keys
 let you immediately accept/reject the form. Using the accept key is the same
 as hitting ENTER on each field. Using the reject key is the same as hitting
 ESC on each field, and returns you to the Activity submenu (or log).
 To help you keep track: a counter in the upper right-hand corner is
 incremented when a record is written; and when you hit ENTER on
 a blank Symbol field, a lookup table shows the last recorded activity dates.
 To change or delete records added with the Sell Shares Form, go to the Closed
 Shares Log from the Log Maintenance submenu. The log for a local security
 shows a list of recorded sales, from oldest to most recent. A single sale can
 create multiple closed shares records, depending on the purchases involved.
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 !User Settings
 You can customize Capital Gainz by using the User Settings Form.
 - Long Term Holding Period: number of days a security must be held to be
classified as long term.
 - Price History Interval: interval between price history entries.
Shorter interval = more entries = more disk space consumed.
 - Confirm Adds/Updates/Deletes: request confirmation of the action?
 - Reinvest Distributions: go to the Buy Shares Form after recording a distr?
 - Redistribute Proceeds: go to the Buy Shares Form after selling shares?
 - Log Transactions: not used.
 - Include Commission in Basis: results in lower absolute gain/loss %.
 - Use Short Sales: if not, purchases execute slightly faster.
 - Backup Command: command to execute when you invoke the Backup function.
 - File Viewer: file viewer to use when viewing reports, leave blank to use
internal file viewer.
 - Price File Read at Startup: DOS file read at startup to update prices.
 - Printer Attributes (Append Reports, Lines Per Page, Line Draw Chars):
described in Print/View Report Help.
 - Screen Accept/Reject Keys: redefine short-cut keys.
 - Colors: see the Colors Help.
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 !Stock Splits
 When a security declares a stock split, you need to record it using the
 Split function on the Local Security Table. The split is applied to all
 local securities, in all portfolios, that are linked to the associated
 global security. Stock splits can:
- Increase the number of shares, such as in a 2-for-1 split.
Whenever you increase the number of shares, the basis price is decreased.
- Decrease the number of shares, such as in a 1-for-3 split.
Whenever you decrease the number of shares, the basis price is increased.
 The following files are affected by a stock split:
- Local Security File
- Open Shares File
- Distributions File
- Price History File
 Reversing a split is simple: just split the shares with the inverse split
 ratio. So, if you performed a 2-for-1 split, to reverse it you'd perform a
 1-for-2 split.
 Stock splits are recorded in the Price History File.
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Unselling Shares
 After deleting a closed shares record (or a range of closed shares records)
 from the Closed Shares Log, you are given an option to 'unsell' the shares.
 Unselling closed shares records means that the open share information is
 added back to the Open Shares File. The price used for the open shares
 record is the actual purchase price. The net effect is that you reverse the
 selling of these open shares.
 When sold shares records are unsold, Capital Gainz tries to recombine the
 shares with any existing open shares records. For instance, say you sold 100
 shares from a purchase of 200 shares, which changes the open shares record
 to only have 100 shares. If you then deleted and unsold the 100 shares,
 Capital Gainz will combine the 100 shares with the remaining open shares
 record to recreate the original purchase. Unsold records are only recombined
 with open shares records when the symbol, date, and price match.
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Print/View Reports
 Reports can be sent to:
 - The screen: the report can be scrolled up and down using the arrow keys or
the page up/down keys. You can also go to a specific page number. Viewing
the online documentation via the Main Menu option is similar to viewing a
report. However, a small index file, generated at installation, speeds up
direct page access when viewing the users manual.
 - The printer: the report is sent to the default printer, the PRN device.
 - A DOS file: the report is printed to the specified ASCII DOS file.
 Related user settings are:
 - Append Reports: if you send the report to a DOS file, this setting tells
Capital Gainz to append or overwrite any existing file.
 - Lines Per Page: 58 is good for most laser printers, and 64 for dot matrix.
 - Line Draw Chars: if report separator lines are funny characters or non-
existent, specify NO. Alternate characters will be used.
 - File Viewer: you can use a different file viewer instead of the internal
one. Specify the complete path of the file viewer to use, or leave it blank
to use the internal one. If you use an external file viewer, you should use
a RAM drive for temporary files (see the users manual for details).
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