Cash/Bank (1500 shares * 140) Dr | 210000 | |
Loss On Sale of Investment (Balancing figure) Dr | 22500 | |
To Short Term Investment (1500*155) | 232500 | |
(Being Short Term Investment sold at a loss) |
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11 months of 2018, gains from selling trading securities totaled $4
million, losses were $11 million, and the company had earned $5
million in investment revenue. The following selected transactions
relate to American's trading account and equity securities
investment account during December 2018, and the first week of
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