reg --gain stocks <<< 2009/01/01 Sample 1a Assets:Brokerage:Stocks 100 S Assets:Brokerage:Cash -100 P P 2009/01/15 00:00:00 S 2 P 2009/02/01 Sample 2a Assets:Brokerage:Stocks 100 S @ 1 P Assets:Brokerage:Cash P 2009/02/01 00:00:00 S 4 P 2009/03/01 Sample 3a Assets:Brokerage:Stocks 100 S @@ 100 P Assets:Brokerage:Cash P 2009/03/01 00:00:00 S 8 P 2009/04/01 Sample 4a Assets:Brokerage:Cash 100 P Assets:Brokerage:Stocks -100 S {1 P} P 2009/04/01 00:00:00 S 16 P ; In this usage case, the top amount is always secondary ; 2010/01/01 Sample 1b ; Assets:Brokerage:Cash -100 P ; Assets:Brokerage:Stocks 100 S ; ; P 2010/01/01 00:00:00 S 2 P 2010/02/01 Sample 2b Assets:Brokerage:Cash Assets:Brokerage:Stocks 100 S @ 1 P P 2010/02/01 00:00:00 S 4 P 2010/03/01 Sample 3b Assets:Brokerage:Cash Assets:Brokerage:Stocks 100 S @@ 100 P P 2010/03/01 00:00:00 S 8 P 2010/04/01 Sample 4b Assets:Brokerage:Stocks -100 S {1 P} Assets:Brokerage:Cash 100 P P 2010/04/01 00:00:00 S 16 P >>>1 09-Jan-01 Sample 1a As:Brokerage:Stocks 0 0 09-Feb-01 Commodities revalued 300 P 300 P 09-Feb-01 Sample 2a As:Brokerage:Stocks 300 P 600 P 09-Mar-01 Commodities revalued 800 P 1400 P 09-Mar-01 Sample 3a As:Brokerage:Stocks 700 P 2100 P 09-Apr-01 Commodities revalued 2400 P 4500 P 09-Apr-01 Sample 4a As:Brokerage:Stocks -1500 P 3000 P 10-Feb-01 Commodities revalued -2400 P 600 P 10-Feb-01 Sample 2b As:Brokerage:Stocks 300 P 900 P 10-Mar-01 Commodities revalued 1200 P 2100 P 10-Mar-01 Sample 3b As:Brokerage:Stocks 700 P 2800 P 10-Apr-01 Commodities revalued 3200 P 6000 P 10-Apr-01 Sample 4b As:Brokerage:Stocks -1500 P 4500 P >>>2 === 0