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# Value reporting # Value reporting
hledger can also show amounts "at market value", hledger can also show amounts "at market value",
converted to some other commodity using the conversion rate, AKA market price, on a certain date. converted to some other commodity using the market price or conversion rate on a certain date.
This is controlled by the `--value=TYPE[,COMMODITY]` option, which will be described below. We also provide the simpler `-V`
and `-X COMMODITY` options, and often one of these is all you need. This is controlled by the `--value=TYPE[,COMMODITY]` option.
We also provide simpler `-V` and `-X COMMODITY` aliases for this, which are often sufficient.
The market prices are declared with a special `P` directive, and/or they can be inferred from the costs recorded in transactions using the `--infer-market-prices` flag. The market prices are declared with a special `P` directive, and/or they can be inferred from the costs recorded in transactions using the `--infer-market-prices` flag.
## -V: Value ## -V: Value