Elusive Stock Symbol

#2 01-14-2006, 01:54 AM

Successful. Thanks for the help.

#1 01-12-2006, 11:54 PM

In microsoft.public.money, cam wrote:

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> Like a lot of other people, I've run into a problem getting Money to
> recognize "T" as the symbol for the new AT&T (formerly SBC). The program
> properly recorded the AT&T/SBC merger, and allowed me to change the name of
> the account to AT&T, but stubbornly refuses to allow the stock symbol,
> declaring that that symbol is already in use by AT&T (the old). But, due to
> the merger, noplace can I dredge up the original account in order to delete
> the symbol, freeing it up for the "new " AT&T. HELP??

If you really did name an account AT&T, try naming the security ATT
or "AT&T_".

Otherwise, create a fake Dividend transaction. Use the drop-down
list, and hope that you can recognize the old AT&T. If so, select it
and, undelete it, blank the symbol, and change the name to zzz0 or
some such.

Then delete the fake dividend for zzz0.

Your name and symbol should now be free.

01-12-2006, 11:52 PM

One method: Enter a dividend transaction using the original security -- once
it's in the register, right-click and go to the security, then its details,
and delete the symbol.
--
Michael Gordon
MVP

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- quote -

> Like a lot of other people, I've run into a problem getting Money to
> recognize "T" as the symbol for the new AT&T (formerly SBC). The program
> properly recorded the AT&T/SBC merger, and allowed me to change the name
> of the account to AT&T, but stubbornly refuses to allow the stock symbol,
> declaring that that symbol is already in use by AT&T (the old). But, due
> to the merger, noplace can I dredge up the original account in order to
> delete the symbol, freeing it up for the "new " AT&T. HELP??

#-1 01-12-2006, 11:19 PM

Like a lot of other people, I've run into a problem getting Money to
recognize "T" as the symbol for the new AT&T (formerly SBC). The program
properly recorded the AT&T/SBC merger, and allowed me to change the name of
the account to AT&T, but stubbornly refuses to allow the stock symbol,
declaring that that symbol is already in use by AT&T (the old). But, due to
the merger, noplace can I dredge up the original account in order to delete
the symbol, freeing it up for the "new " AT&T. HELP??

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