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What is lot-tracked cost basis?

Lot-tracked cost basis means recording every purchase of a security as a separate "lot," each with its own quantity, price, and date, so that when you sell, the realized gain is computed against the specific shares sold rather than a single blended average. It produces accurate, tax-relevant gain figures, especially across multiple buys at different prices.

Last updated: 2026-05-29

If you buy the same stock three times at different prices, your account holds three lots. When you sell, the cost basis depends on which lots the sale draws from: FIFO (first-in, first-out), or a specific-lot selection. Average-cost methods blur this; lot tracking preserves it, which matters for tax reporting and for understanding true performance.

How Finlynq tracks lots

Finlynq records per-purchase lots and computes realized gains by closing specific lots on a sale. It's multi-currency aware, so realized gains can be expressed in your base currency using historical exchange rates at the open and close of each lot, and it supports short positions and dividend reinvestment. Cash sleeves are tracked as explicit holdings so currency-on-currency FX gains surface correctly.

The result is a portfolio view built for people who actually reconcile their investments, not just glance at a balance.

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