Stock Calculator 1.0 (c) Copyright 1998 System Support Products, Inc. Written by Lou Forlini Stock Calculator is the perfect assistant for anyone doing online stock trading! Besides total cash outlay and profit/loss calculations, Stock Calculator is ideal for performing 'what if' analyses, such as determining what share price a stock needs to attain in order to return a specified profit. When buying stock, Stock Calculator can determine the total cash outlay, per share buying price, or number of shares. The user selects which field to calculate and enters values for the remaining fields. When selling stock, Stock Calculator can determine the profit amount or the per share selling price. The user selects which field to calculate and enters a value for the remaining field along with the buy information. Flat rate or percentage commissions can be included in the calculations. Stock Calculator can also be used as a quick stock fraction converter, converting between dollar amount share prices and stock fractions in 1/64 increments. INSTALLATION NOTE When using Stuffit Expander for Windows to decompress the package file, please make sure both of the Cross Platform Options are set to 'Never'. USING STOCK CALCULATOR Buy transaction. Select the field that you want calculated by tapping the button to the right of the field. Enter values for the remaining fields: o Share Price is the cost for one share of stock. You can enter the share price as an integer and fraction (10 1/2), or as a decimal number (10.50). When this field is calculated, the result is displayed in the format specified in the Preferences view. o Number of Shares is the total number of shares for the transaction. o Cash Outlay is the total cost of the Buy transaction. Sell transaction. Select the field that you want calculated by tapping the button to the right of the field. Enter a value for the remaining field (you also need to have the Buy information filled in): o Sell Price is the selling price for one share of stock. You can enter the share price as an integer and fraction (10 1/2), or as a decimal number (10.50). When this field is calculated, the result is displayed in the format specified in the Preferences view. o Profit Amount is the total dollar gain or loss on the Buy and Sell transactions. Include Commissions. When this checkbox is set, the commission specified in the Preferences view is included in the calculations for both the Buy and Sell transactions. Preferences. You can show the Preferences view by tapping the Info button and selecting Prefs. o Price Units. The Price Units setting determines how the Share Price and Sell Price values are shown when they are calculated. You can select either Fractions or Decimals. o Commission. Set the commission type (Flat Rate or Percentage) and the rate. The commission is applied to the transactions when the Include Commissions checkbox is set in the main view. Notes o When you are entering values with fractions, make sure to leave a space between the integer part of the number and the fraction. o When converting decimal numbers to fraction format, Stock Calculator always rounds up to the next 1/64 increment. For example, .51 is rounded up to 33/64. o You can use Stock Calculator as a quick stock fraction converter. Just enter the value to be converted into the Share Price field and tap the calculate button to the right of the field. The value will be displayed in the format specified in the Preferences view (fractions or decimals). REGISTRATION Please register! You can register Stock Calculator for US$15 through Kagi Shareware. Kagi accepts credit cards, cash, or checks. If the Newton Register program is installed you can use it by tapping the Register button in the Register view. You can also register online using Kagi's web site at: http://order.kagi.com/?3SS After you register, you will receive a registration code by e-mail. To enter your code, go to the Register view and tap the Enter Code button. If your copy of the software is not registered, the Register view will be shown each time you start the application. You can also show the Register view by tapping the Info button and selecting Register. DISCLAIMER Stock Calculator is distributed on an 'as is' basis without warranty of any kind either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Special thanks to Walter Forlini for beta testing on Newton OS 2.x. CONTACT INFORMATION System Support Products, Inc. 7620 Arlen Street Annandale, VA 22003 Tel: (703) 642-8760 Fax: (703) 642-8767 Web: http://www.netcom.com/~sspi E-mail: support@sspi-software.com