Broker/Investment Companies

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Capital Gainz

· 27 Jul 2023

Chapter 13 - Broker/Investment Companies

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You bring up the Broker/Investment Company Table from the Main Menu. The three lines of information for each entry show the broker/investment company's name, phone number, and address.

At the bottom of the Broker/Investment Company Table is a row of functions:

Ctrl-F1:Function List - popup a list of functions to choose from.
Ins:Add - add a broker/investment company.
Enter:Change - change the highlighted broker/investment company.
Del:Delete - delete the highlighted broker/investment company.
Esc:Exit - exit from the table, returning to the Main Menu.
Ctrl-PgUp:Top - go to the first record.
Ctrl-PgDn:Bottom - go to the last record.
F2:Broker/Inv Co Report - generate the Broker/Investment Company Report.
F10:More - scroll the list of functions.

13.1 Add a Broker/Investment Company

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The Broker/Investment Company Form is brought up to add a broker/investment company when you hit the Ins key while viewing the Broker/Investment Company Table.

This form accepts:

(Required) The Name of the broker/investment company.
(Optional) The street Address of the broker/investment company. Two lines of address are provided, so you could include a specific individual broker's name on the first address line.
(Optional) The broker/investment company's City.
(Optional) The two letter abbreviation for the broker/investment company's State, which is not validated.
(Optional) The broker/investment company's 5 or 9 character Zip code, which is not validated.
(Optional) The broker/investment company's Phone Number.

Function keys at the bottom of the screen are:

Form Accept - accept all entries, the same as hitting Enter on each field. This key is only displayed when changing records.
Form Reject - exit immediately, the same as hitting Esc to back out of the form. This key is only displayed when adding or changing records.

After completing the form, the broker/investment company record is added. You return to the Broker/Investment Company Table, and the just added broker/investment company is highlighted.

You may want to define a 'dummy' broker/investment company for non-mutual fund global securities. You would use the real broker/investment company for the local security. For a discussion, see Chapter 2.

13.1.1 Example - Add a Broker/Investment Company

Say you define a broker/investment company:

        Name   :Wachovia Bank & Trust 
        Address:Dividend Reinvestment Section 
               :P.O. Box 3001 
        City   :Winston-Salem 
        State  :NC 
        Zip    :27102-3001 
        Phone #:800-633-4236

The broker/investment company record is created.

13.2 Change a Broker/Investment Company

The Broker/Investment Company Form is brought up to change the highlighted broker/investment company when you hit the Enter key while viewing the Broker/Investment Company Table. The fields in the Broker/Investment Company Form, described earlier, are initialized to the record's current values.

===>>> After completing the form, the broker/investment company record is updated. If you changed the name, all local and global securities associated with the broker/investment company are updated to reflect the change. Confirmation is required regardless of the Confirm Update global setting, since many records could be affected. You return to the Broker/Investment Company Table, and the just changed broker/investment company is highlighted.

13.2.1 Example - Change a Broker/Investment Company

Using the previous example, say you change the Name to First Wachovia.

The broker/investment company record is changed.
All local or global securities that use this broker/investment company are changed to use the new Broker/Inv Co.

13.3 Delete a Broker/Investment Company

The Broker/Investment Company Form is brought up to delete the highlighted broker/investment company when you hit the Del key while viewing the Broker/Investment Company Table. The fields in the Broker/Investment Company Form, described earlier, are initialized to the record's current values.

===>>> After completing the form, the broker/investment company record is deleted. All associated local and global securities are updated to use a blank broker/investment company name. Confirmation is required regardless of the Confirm Delete global setting, since many records could be affected. You return to the Broker/Investment Company Table, and the record after the just deleted broker/investment company is highlighted.

13.3.1 Example - Delete a Broker/Investment Company

Using the previous example, say you delete First Wachovia.

The broker/investment company record is deleted.
Any local or global securities that use this broker/investment company are changed to use a blank Broker/Inv Co.