Assume that you buy 100 shares of IBM at $102 with a commission of $40. The total cost of the purchase is $10,240. Assume that the cash balance in this account is $20,000.
Novice approach
This activity is similar to that described in FAQ A.11, where you made the change using the Maintain holdings screen. You create a new holdings record for IBM in the appropriate account. You enter the cost, shares, price, etc.
You then must replace the $20,000 with $9,760, the new cash balance in the CASH symbol in this account.
Expert approach
Again, similar to FAQ A.11, you will use the Buy sell transaction screen to enter this data. You will create a transaction as follows:
| Open/Close | Amount to be added | Symbol | Comment |
| Open | $10,240 | IBM | |
| Close | -10,240 | CASH |
The balances in the holdings table will be calculated and updated automatically.
