Recent Content by trademonist

  1. Do 1256 gains require quarterly tax payments, assuming no other income

    It sounds like we're in the same boat. I had ample tax liability in 2019, so the safeharbor options don't work for me. 2020 was the start of a...
    Post by: trademonist, Jun 13, 2020 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  2. Do 1256 gains require quarterly tax payments, assuming no other income

    How certain are you about "paid evenly." If you have no gains in Q1, you pay no quarterly, if by end of Q2, you have enough 1256 gains to push you...
    Post by: trademonist, Jun 10, 2020 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  3. Do 1256 gains require quarterly tax payments, assuming no other income

    Hi Everyone, First off, thank you for the updates and comments. I wish I was certain now but I'm still not. I feel like this is a binary answer,...
    Post by: trademonist, Jun 10, 2020 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  4. Do 1256 gains require quarterly tax payments, assuming no other income

    I wasn't sure if this belongs in here or the tax section since it's specifically intend to answer the question of whether index futures gains...
    Thread by: trademonist, Jun 9, 2020, 38 replies, in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  5. Best futures broker for sweep/interest for 50k-100k deposits

    Their calculator said 0 when I entered 50k and 100k. It also showed examples saying "commodity" settled cash earned 0 always, which I assumed...
    Post by: trademonist, May 3, 2020 in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. Best futures broker for sweep/interest for 50k-100k deposits

    Hi there, Thanks for the t-bill idea. I wasn't aware of that. But like buying/selling SHV, it requires more monitoring. More monitoring means...
    Post by: trademonist, May 3, 2020 in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. Best futures broker for sweep/interest for 50k-100k deposits

    As the title suggests, I'm looking for the best futures broker that offers the highest interest paid to clients for settled cash in the 50k-100k...
    Thread by: trademonist, May 3, 2020, 4 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers