Quicken 2002, XG, 2004

You should use two transactions: one to sell the shares you hold and one to create your short position.

Background: Possible Cause: This message will appear if you were attempting to transfer shares to another account in Quicken, and the shares were added to the destination account even though they were not removed from the original account. You should delete any extra transactions from the register of the destination account so that Quicken will accurately reflect your holdings. This warning may also occur if you have entered a stock split transaction with an unusual ratio, or when there are fractional shares of a security.

Solution: Answer: To resolve unusual ratios:

From the Quicken Investing menu, choose Security List.

Select the security, and then click Report to generate a Security Report.

Click Options in the Security Report window.

Clear the QuickZoom to Investment Forms checkbox, and then click OK.

Find the stock split transaction in the Security Report window, and then double-click it to open the investment register.

Click Form, and then enter a price in the Price after split field.

Click OK.

To resolve fractional shares:

From the Quicken Investing menu, choose Investing Activities and Update my share balance.

Complete the Update Share Balance form, and then click OK.

If the message persists, it may be necessary to replace the stock split transaction. If possible, simplify the split ratio. For example, a 67 for 45 stock split could be simplified to 3 for 2 plus a small Share Balance Adjustment. Any Sell transactions that occur after the stock split should be replaced as well.

It is possible that lot information may have been lost or damaged during these processes. This information can be rebuilt by recalculating the investment register.