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The main challenge of accounting for investments and trading in PTA is tracking lots and disposing (selling) them in the right order. The main challenge of accounting for investments and trading in PTA is tracking lots and disposing (selling) them in the right order.
Here are several methods: Here are several methods:
1. **Lot subaccounts** (works in all double-entry accounting software). 1. **Lot subaccounts** (works with any PTA apps or other double-entry accounting software).
Each lot is given an explicit subaccount, entries are created manually. Each lot is given an explicit subaccount, entries are created manually.
- hledger/ledger example: https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/repost-example-calculating-uk-capital-gains-with-ledger/227/2 - hledger/ledger example: https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/repost-example-calculating-uk-capital-gains-with-ledger/227/2
2. **Lot syntax** (Beancount & Ledger). 2. **Lot syntax** (works with Beancount or Ledger).
The app has special syntax and support for lots. The app has special syntax and support for lots.
- Beancount: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F8IJ_7fMHZ75XFPocMokLxVZczAhrBRBVN9uMhQFCZ4/edit#heading=h.katmw1lwm4yh - Beancount: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F8IJ_7fMHZ75XFPocMokLxVZczAhrBRBVN9uMhQFCZ4/edit#heading=h.katmw1lwm4yh
- Ledger: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Buying-and-Selling-Stock - Ledger: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Buying-and-Selling-Stock
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3. **Lot entry-generating tools**. 3. **Lot entry-generating tools**.
Add-on tools help generate lot-aware entries. Add-on tools help generate lot-aware entries.
- [lotter](https://src.d10.dev/lotter/doc/tip/README.md) detects lots from ordinary transactions, adds lot information to buy/sell entries. Runs ledger. - [lotter](https://src.d10.dev/lotter/doc/tip/README.md) detects lots from ordinary transactions, adds lot information to buy/sell entries. (Works with Ledger.)
- [hledger-lots](https://github.com/edkedk99/hledger-lots) detects lots from ordinary transactions, helps make buy/sell entries. Runs hledger. - [hledger-lots](https://github.com/edkedk99/hledger-lots) detects lots from ordinary transactions, helps make buy/sell entries. (Works with hledger.)
- [hledger-move](https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-move) is a lower-level tool to help make trading (sell) entries. Works with hledger journals. - [hledger-move](https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-move) is a lower-level tool to help make trading (sell) entries. (Works with hledger-compatible journals.)
Sometimes calculating average cost basis is needed, and this another challenge, currently not well supported. Sometimes calculating average cost basis is needed, and this another challenge, currently not well supported.