In the following examples, we calculate FIFO inventory values for stock trades in the ABC, XYZ, and GHI companies. We will create a temporary table, #c and populate it with some data. We can be either short or long the shares at any point in time.
    
CREATE TABLE #c   (
      trn               int,
      sym               char(3),
      tDate             date,
      qty               money,
      price_unit        money,
      price_extended    money,
      PRIMARY KEY (trn)
      )
 
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (01131019,'XYZ','2013-10-19',424,25.13,10655.12)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (02130617,'ABC','2013-06-17',313,12.93,4047.09)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (03130308,'ABC','2013-03-08',-157,13.17,-2067.69)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (04130516,'GHI','2013-05-16',160,34.48,5516.8)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (05130706,'XYZ','2013-07-06',-170,23.46,-3988.2)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (06130924,'GHI','2013-09-24',328,34.95,11463.6)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (07130722,'ABC','2013-07-22',599,13.65,8176.35)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (08131231,'ABC','2013-12-31',-145,13.19,-1912.55)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (09131025,'XYZ','2013-10-25',-153,24.31,-3719.43)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (10130908,'ABC','2013-09-08',-386,13.65,-5268.9)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (11130906,'XYZ','2013-09-06',-13,23.97,-311.61)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (12130621,'ABC','2013-06-21',-326,12.73,-4149.98)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (13131221,'GHI','2013-12-21',72,34.38,2475.36)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (14130705,'XYZ','2013-07-05',-277,25.01,-6927.77)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (15130307,'GHI','2013-03-07',559,35.21,19682.39)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (16131107,'ABC','2013-11-07',27,12.68,342.36)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (17130924,'GHI','2013-09-24',-291,35.69,-10385.79)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (18140125,'GHI','2014-01-25',-78,35.46,-2765.88)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (19130516,'XYZ','2013-05-16',315,23.57,7424.55)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (20130518,'ABC','2013-05-18',298,13.23,3942.54)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (21131103,'XYZ','2013-11-03',-326,23.24,-7576.24)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (22131012,'XYZ','2013-10-12',596,23.16,13803.36)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (23130619,'XYZ','2013-06-19',296,23.46,6944.16)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (24130418,'XYZ','2013-04-18',275,24.83,6828.25)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (25130408,'ABC','2013-04-08',298,12.98,3868.04)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (26130320,'ABC','2013-03-20',-92,13.64,-1254.88)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (27130906,'XYZ','2013-09-06',-147,23.81,-3500.07)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (28131209,'XYZ','2013-12-09',315,24.46,7704.9)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (29130602,'XYZ','2013-06-02',114,24.29,2769.06)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (30130519,'XYZ','2013-05-19',467,23.15,10811.05)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (31140205,'XYZ','2014-02-05',42,24.39,1024.38)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (32130310,'ABC','2013-03-10',-63,12.61,-794.43)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (33140102,'XYZ','2014-01-02',-196,22.98,-4504.08)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (34130507,'XYZ','2013-05-07',55,23.43,1288.65)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (35130321,'XYZ','2013-03-21',275,24.83,6828.25)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (36130917,'XYZ','2013-09-17',92,24.6,2263.2)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (37130220,'XYZ','2013-02-20',528,23.54,12429.12)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (38130311,'XYZ','2013-03-11',-193,24.9,-4805.7)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (39130908,'ABC','2013-09-08',490,12.69,6218.1)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (40131013,'XYZ','2013-10-13',359,23.91,8583.69)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (41130310,'ABC','2013-03-10',463,13.38,6194.94)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (42131011,'XYZ','2013-10-11',-250,23.12,-5780)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (43130521,'GHI','2013-05-21',-174,34.2,-5950.8)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (44130227,'XYZ','2013-02-27',357,22.86,8161.02)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (45131030,'XYZ','2013-10-30',-350,23.36,-8176)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (46130301,'ABC','2013-03-01',157,13.01,2042.57)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (47130619,'XYZ','2013-06-19',413,25.18,10399.34)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (48130430,'ABC','2013-04-30',229,13.32,3050.28)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (49130508,'ABC','2013-05-08',238,12.79,3044.02)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (50131103,'GHI','2013-11-03',-246,35.61,-8760.06)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (51131206,'GHI','2013-12-06',85,33.64,2859.4)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (52131014,'GHI','2013-10-14',-91,33.12,-3013.92)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (53140102,'GHI','2014-01-02',396,35.52,14065.92)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (54130831,'XYZ','2013-08-31',-61,23.23,-1417.03)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (55130630,'XYZ','2013-06-30',-272,23.45,-6378.4)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (56130419,'GHI','2013-04-19',416,34.46,14335.36)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (57130813,'XYZ','2013-08-13',-163,23.65,-3854.95)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (58130722,'XYZ','2013-07-22',-88,24.64,-2168.32)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (59130320,'XYZ','2013-03-20',-20,23.59,-471.8)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (60130419,'XYZ','2013-04-19',277,22.83,6323.91)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (61130916,'ABC','2013-09-16',-202,12.94,-2613.88)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (62131027,'XYZ','2013-10-27',-248,24.71,-6128.08)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (63130806,'GHI','2013-08-06',445,33.5,14907.5)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (64140109,'XYZ','2014-01-09',-253,24.46,-6188.38)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (65131227,'GHI','2013-12-27',376,33.49,12592.24)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (66140203,'XYZ','2014-02-03',459,23.7,10878.3)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (67130302,'XYZ','2013-03-02',9,24.04,216.36)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (68130223,'ABC','2013-02-23',238,12.78,3041.64)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (69130403,'GHI','2013-04-03',-151,33.16,-5007.16)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (70130702,'GHI','2013-07-02',-162,35.48,-5747.76)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (71130731,'ABC','2013-07-31',79,13.55,1070.45)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (72140204,'XYZ','2014-02-04',-208,24.36,-5066.88)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (73131028,'GHI','2013-10-28',-46,34.65,-1593.9)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (74130619,'XYZ','2013-06-19',202,22.95,4635.9)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (75131216,'GHI','2013-12-16',500,33.55,16775)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (76131009,'ABC','2013-10-09',249,13.47,3354.03)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (77130825,'GHI','2013-08-25',272,33.86,9209.92)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (78140112,'XYZ','2014-01-12',332,24.28,8060.96)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (79131223,'XYZ','2013-12-23',-376,25.12,-9445.12)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (80140126,'XYZ','2014-01-26',404,24.23,9788.92)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (81131123,'GHI','2013-11-23',187,33.86,6331.82)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (82140131,'XYZ','2014-01-31',548,23.65,12960.2)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (83130428,'XYZ','2013-04-28',142,23.13,3284.46)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (84140104,'XYZ','2014-01-04',261,24.46,6384.06)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (85131002,'GHI','2013-10-02',-295,32.51,-9590.45)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (86131114,'ABC','2013-11-14',-386,12.4,-4786.4)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (87131116,'GHI','2013-11-16',-320,34.16,-10931.2)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (88131009,'ABC','2013-10-09',187,13.36,2498.32)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (89130611,'ABC','2013-06-11',130,13.02,1692.6)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (90130430,'ABC','2013-04-30',-191,13.49,-2576.59)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (91130615,'XYZ','2013-06-15',545,23.88,13014.6)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (92130924,'XYZ','2013-09-24',-248,24.58,-6095.84)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (93130622,'ABC','2013-06-22',-227,13.47,-3057.69)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (94131117,'GHI','2013-11-17',-92,32.65,-3003.8)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (95130908,'GHI','2013-09-08',103,35.42,3648.26)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (96130716,'GHI','2013-07-16',-347,35.29,-12245.63)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (97131125,'XYZ','2013-11-25',-278,23.18,-6444.04)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (98130413,'XYZ','2013-04-13',243,24.25,5892.75)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (99130515,'XYZ','2013-05-15',97,25.13,2437.61)
 
SELECT 
     cast(UID as int) as ID
    ,RowNumber
    ,qty
    ,amt
INTO
    #fifo
FROM
    wct.FIFOend('SELECT trn, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION by sym ORDER BY sym, tDate, trn),qty,price_extended FROM #c ORDER BY sym, tDate, trn')
 
SELECT
     c.trn
    ,c.sym
    ,c.tDate
    ,c.qty as [Invoice Quantity]
    ,c.price_unit
    ,c.price_extended as [Invoice Amount]
    ,f.[qty] as [Inventory Quantity]
    ,f.[amt] as [Inventory Cost]
FROM
    #c
INNER JOIN
    #FIFO f
ON
    c.trn = f.[ID]
ORDER BY
    c.sym, c.tDate, c.trn
 
This produces the following result.
Using the same data as Example #1, we generate the ending inventory values without using the ROW_NUMBER() feature.
This produces the following result.
In this example, we will look at a simple FX blotter. In FX trading, it is not at all unusual to switch from a long currency position to a short currency position during the course of a day. Additionally, if you are trading something like the US dollars against the Euro, if you are long US dollars, you are short the Euro. Thus, it’s critical to pay attention to the sign. We will create the #fx table and populate it with some data.
This produces the following result.
In this example we require multiple columns to uniquely identify the inventory items and there are no unique transaction identifiers.
SELECT
    *
INTO
    #p
FROM (VALUES
     ('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','8 oz','Black','2017-01-15',50,1.12,56)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','12 oz','Black','2017-01-15',50,1.12,56)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','16 oz','Black','2017-01-15',50,1.12,56)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','20 oz','Black','2017-01-15',50,1.12,56)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','8 oz','White','2017-01-15',50,1.12,56)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','12 oz','White','2017-01-15',50,1.12,56)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','16 oz','White','2017-01-15',50,1.12,56)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','20 oz','White','2017-01-15',50,1.12,56)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','Black','2017-01-15',50,0.89,44.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','12 oz','Black','2017-01-15',50,0.89,44.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','16 oz','Black','2017-01-15',50,0.89,44.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','20 oz','Black','2017-01-15',50,0.89,44.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','White','2017-01-15',50,0.89,44.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','12 oz','White','2017-01-15',50,0.89,44.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','16 oz','White','2017-01-15',50,0.89,44.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','20 oz','White','2017-01-15',50,0.89,44.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','8 oz','Black','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','12 oz','Black','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','16 oz','Black','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','20 oz','Black','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','8 oz','White','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','12 oz','White','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','16 oz','White','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Ceramic','20 oz','White','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','Black','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','12 oz','Black','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','16 oz','Black','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','20 oz','Black','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','White','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','12 oz','White','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','16 oz','White','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','20 oz','White','2017-02-15',50,1.15,57.5)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','White','2017-01-16',-5,2.95,-14.75)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','White','2017-01-23',-2,2.95,-5.9)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','White','2017-01-24',-1,2.95,-2.95)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','White','2017-02-01',-3,2.95,-8.85)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','White','2017-02-08',-7,2.95,-20.65)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','White','2017-02-15',-6,2.95,-17.7)
    ,('ZYX','Coffee Mug','Plastic','8 oz','White','2017-02-22',-2,2.95,-5.9)
    )n([Manufacturer],[Description],[Material],[Size],[Color],[Date],[qty],[unit price],[extended price])
 
SELECT
     IDENTITY(int,1,1) as ID
    ,ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY [Manufacturer],[Description],[Material],[Size],[Color] ORDER BY [Manufacturer],[Description],[Material],[Size],[Color],[Date],qty DESC) as rn
    ,#p.*
INTO
    #p2
FROM
    #p
ORDER BY 
     [Manufacturer]
    ,[Description]
    ,[Material]
    ,[Size]
    ,[Color]
    ,[Date]
    ,qty DESC
 
SELECT 
     CAST([UID] as Int) as ID
    ,RowNumber
    ,qty
    ,amt
INTO
    #fifo
FROM
    wct.FIFOend('SELECT ID, rn,qty,[extended price] FROM #p2 ORDER BY ID')
 
SELECT
     #p2.[Manufacturer]
    ,#p2.[Description]
    ,#p2.[Material]
    ,#p2.[Size]
    ,#p2.[Color]
    ,#p2.[Date]
    ,#p2.[qty] as [Invoice Quantity]
    ,#p2.[unit price]
    ,#p2.[extended price] as [Invoice Amount]
    ,f.[qty] as [Inventory-On-Hand]
    ,f.[amt] as [Inventory Cost]
FROM
    #p2
INNER JOIN
    #FIFO f
ON
    #p2.ID = f.[ID]
ORDER BY
    #p2.id
 
This produces the following result.