Trade Accounting

Run your trading operation like a business. Every SOL spent, every token acquired, every fee paid, every gain realized — tracked with double-entry bookkeeping so your books always balance. Whether you trade through a personal wallet or an LLC, proper accounting turns chaos into clarity.

Core principle: Every transaction touches at least two accounts. Buy a token? Cash goes down, token holdings go up — by the same amount. This double-entry constraint catches errors automatically: if debits do not equal credits, something is wrong.

Why Traders Need Accounting

Most traders track P&L loosely — "I started with 50 SOL and now I have 62 SOL." That tells you nothing about:

• How much came from realized trades vs unrealized positions
• What you paid in cumulative fees (gas, priority fees, swap fees)
• Whether your staking and LP income covers your operating costs
• Your actual cost basis for each holding (critical for taxes)
• Cash flow timing — are you profitable but illiquid?

Proper accounting answers all of these. It also separates trading P&L (mark-to-market, useful for strategy evaluation) from tax P&L (realized gains using a specific cost basis method, required for compliance).