As good as bitshares is, there is a lot of room for improvement. And as I get more and more enticed about the prospective of "going all in", there are things that hold me back. Accounting is the main thing and I have a few suggestions on it. Here I want to address the missing balance sheet.
Status quo
Today we are all used to the "Portfolio", "Open orders" and "margin" hidden under the dashboard button. In addition there is the "Activity", which I will address later.
The three first ones are all what a balance sheet consists of. And everyone who has ran a business at some point know the importance of it.
The problem today is that everything is scattered under these three tabs and makes it a guesswork where your funds are at every given moment. One could argue that deleting all open orders and paying the debt will make the "Portfolio" tab a good enough balance. And yes -sure it would work. But it's not very practical.
My suggestion
My suggestion is to combine the data into a easily readable sheet like this:
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Added functionality
I also wish for a "rollback function" to see the balance at the end of each calendar month and year end. It would be super to track ones performance and get a sense of control of what you are doing. My bank has this function and I couldn't live without it.
Conclusion
I think easing the accounting will be welcome addition for both amateurs and professionals (who require a proper balance) and make the DEX a more practical tool than it is.
I wish the correct workers, 
