Same stock in two accounts

Cal Learner · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 996

In microsoft.public.moneycentral, Al Thompson wrote:

>I am setting up new investment accounts. Since I have
>Company stock in both my retirement account and also an
>account from stock purchase I am trying to enter the same
>symbol for both accounts. When I try to add the same
>stock symbol in the second account Money says the symbol
>is already in use. How do I enter the same stock symbol
>in two separate accounts?

1. You got a message that a symbol is already in use? Create a
security only once. Thereafter choose it from the drop-down list.

2. microsoft.public.money is the Money group.