# Best practices to track the funds in the brokers **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mycapitally.com/t/best-practices-to-track-the-funds-in-the-brokers/806 "2026-04-16T08:47:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pere\_Martir](https://community.mycapitally.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6b21a8/32.png) [@Pere\_Martir](https://community.mycapitally.com/u/Pere_Martir)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mycapitally.com/t/best-practices-to-track-the-funds-in-the-brokers/806/1 "2026-04-16T08:47:11Z")
I’ve read [How to Track Cash in Capitally | Capitally](https://www.mycapitally.com/help/tracking-cash) but I still don’t understand how to track the cash stored in the brokers. After I sell some equities in the broker, the cash is stored in the broker. Then I add a “Sell” transaction in Capitally. But how do I track this cash ? The similar question: when I purchase some equities with the cash in the brokers, how should I log it in Capitally ? ---
**Author:** ![rafal](https://community.mycapitally.com/user_avatar/community.mycapitally.com/rafal/32/18_2.png) [@rafal](https://community.mycapitally.com/u/rafal)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.mycapitally.com/t/best-practices-to-track-the-funds-in-the-brokers/806/2 "2026-04-16T17:04:02Z")
If you enable automatic Cash tracking (globally, or only for that account) and add a starting balance at any point in time (as an Account Balance, or Transfer), the cash will be tracked automatically along every transaction. ---
**Author:** ![Pere\_Martir](https://community.mycapitally.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6b21a8/32.png) [@Pere\_Martir](https://community.mycapitally.com/u/Pere_Martir)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://community.mycapitally.com/t/best-practices-to-track-the-funds-in-the-brokers/806/3 "2026-04-17T08:48:59Z")
Perhaps I’ve misunderstood the feature. My settings of Cash Tracking: - Cash Tracking: enable - Convert cash to a single currency: EUR - Use a single account for cash: None Below is my test. I create a new account “CashTestAccount”. This new account has one asset, SPY. 1. Add an “Account Balance” transaction: Quanty=1000 , Asset Prices=700, and I see the total portfolio value has increased 700000 2. Add a “Sell” transaction: Quanty=1000 , Asset Prices=700. I expect to see the total portfolio value is the same, and there will be a cash asset of value 700000, but it’s not the case: the portfolio has decreased 700000, and I don’t find a cash asset under “CashTestAccount” ---
**Author:** ![rafal](https://community.mycapitally.com/user_avatar/community.mycapitally.com/rafal/32/18_2.png) [@rafal](https://community.mycapitally.com/u/rafal)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.mycapitally.com/t/best-practices-to-track-the-funds-in-the-brokers/806/4 "2026-04-17T15:04:29Z")
Add an Account Balance for the cash asset to that account (eg. USD or EUR, can just start with 0) - cash asset has to be added to the project to track it’s balance. ---
**Author:** ![Pere\_Martir](https://community.mycapitally.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6b21a8/32.png) [@Pere\_Martir](https://community.mycapitally.com/u/Pere_Martir)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://community.mycapitally.com/t/best-practices-to-track-the-funds-in-the-brokers/806/5 "2026-05-28T10:31:09Z")
I have an account which has no cash asset. I’d like to know what the best practice is to track the cash. Some assets pay the dividends in cash, and I think Capitally already considers these dividends as “realized returns” (correct me if I am wrong). If I add a cash asset now and give it a balance, which comes previously from the dividends, wouldn’t it be a duplication when the return is calculated ? ---
**Author:** ![Pere\_Martir](https://community.mycapitally.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6b21a8/32.png) [@Pere\_Martir](https://community.mycapitally.com/u/Pere_Martir)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://community.mycapitally.com/t/best-practices-to-track-the-funds-in-the-brokers/806/6 "2026-06-03T07:14:12Z")
@rafal could you help me with the question above, please ? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![rafal](https://community.mycapitally.com/user_avatar/community.mycapitally.com/rafal/32/18_2.png) [@rafal](https://community.mycapitally.com/u/rafal)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://community.mycapitally.com/t/best-practices-to-track-the-funds-in-the-brokers/806/7 "2026-06-05T01:58:48Z")
Cash only is not included in realized returns - but sold assets and dividends are included - you’re correct here. Therefore, if you set the cash balance it won’t duplicate returns - just from that point in time the cash balance will be updated.