Trading Accounts

Since version 2.3.8 resp. 2.4.0 GnuCash supports trading accounts as decribed in Tutorial on multiple currency accounting and Multiple currency accounting in GnuCash by P. Selinger. In short their benefit is to avoid imbalances caused by trading commodites.

Before there was some discussion, because they show unrealized gains and should not be part of the income. So they got their own type and should be at the top level of the account hierachy.

Because they are very special, there are a few things to obey, if you wish to use them:

1. They must be enabled in File->Properties->Account by checking Use Trading Accounts.

(will be continued, but by whom? You?)