Thanks for that (though, already gone back 3 years myself)...useful for others looking at it.
So primary benefit of MtM is no wash sales and no loss limitation?
Does anyone have thoughts on BA earnings release? Not so much your ideas on direction (I have a clear idea on that), but more towards the sector...
I stand corrected... Is there any reduced rate for trader status or is it all effectively short-term rates?
No, day trade income is taxed at ordinary income rates (reported as short term gains / losses on 8949). If you have mark-to-market election with...
...Likes may be more informative than links in this case.
I had a bearish ATM debit pread over MS this week...it was a hedge against France / DPRK / continued bearishness / etc. It would cost me more to...
I do find myself wondering if you'd still want to unload some of these shares...with effective subscriber growth back on the table after today's...
It's worth noting that gone are the juries of Baby Boomers brought up to believe cigarettes were healthy and cool in technicolor, and here are the...
I'd swoop in and pick up some PM for the quick rebound, and turn those profits back into MO...and I'm long MO in a big way already. :)
Same dollar manufacture input with lower USD vs. JPY = cheaper US goods for Japanese consumers with the same domestic profits in US.
It's actually substantially less risk (caveat for interconnected instruments that track the same market indicator). More balls in the air is...
It was originally expected on 4/25 but they brought it forward--I know this because I had a short butterfly on it that should have been ragingly...
I could swear I typed that...well, until the last one--I tend to look for multi-day positions. I keep a "50-List" which is 48-55 symbols I watch...
No one is discouraging huge returns. I'd be more concerned about encouraging huge losses.
Maybe I should trust you on this one. After all, I was agreeing with everything but your measure of success. ...Also, "you're"
...so...this wasn't expectation management? We're both making the same point that the approach is wrong. You just addressed return while I...
I generally agree with the expectation management direction of your post. And your logic is sound until this point...I'd call anything better...
I have the feeling you're asking the wrong question. What I think you're saying is you want maximum exposure to a bull market without the...
Again, Cook County. Even if it were the legal norm, they likely wouldn't allow this to be admitted as evidence. Even in the most conservative...
Separate names with a comma.