This is intended as a friendly inquiry. What makes you think you wouldn't have enough losses or and/or expenses to offset gains? I admire your...
For some reason lost in the dim past I began trading options about 12 years ago. Which means absolutely nothing except that I've be lucky...
Mindgame; was there any indication as to whether this is hemisphere specific :)
MJT; I use pcquote RT3. Dell 500mhz, 128meg ram, and a 33600 DIALUP connection. Didn't notice any slowdown and for sure no freezup. I'm...
A good place to start is by checking out the day's most active option contracts on Bloomberg.com Watch the way those trade as well as the...
It is indeed possible to daytrade options. I have been doing so for several years with some success. I don't like trading the Q's however...
Ray; interest earned goes on schedule B along with interest earned anywhere else. It is "ordinary" income not "capital". You can report you...
I can't answer the hypothetical accounting question but I'll pose this one in response. If it was a disadvantage, would all the big guys on...
Sometimes I feel that having to account each year for holding long term positions ( years) SEEMS to be a disadvantage but it all evens out. One...
I can believe that!! My biggest connectivity problem is connecting my modem to that oatmeal box with the string.
Yes I've seen them They are worth the price when you consider the alternative. There are several scenarios among the combinations of trader...
I believe it is too late for your brother to take advantage of MTM of tax year 2000. However, the way I understand it if he elects MTM with his...
Well I can't say how much lower we go but I think the Japanese bank fiasco has yet to completely weigh on the market. Consequently, when we do...
Unfortunately he is stuck reporting gains/losses as they happened and limited to deducting only 3k in losses each year. The remainder carried...
Ray; see http://www.greencompany.com for MTM guides. As for your brother; This is a very dangerous time for options trading but above all...
Baron; thanks, now mine says HIGH =45.01
My data feed showed the VIX at 93.80 @ 0946 ET today. Can someone confirm that or is it just lousy data feed?? Thanks
Finn; best to get it from the horse's............mouth. see http://www.sec.gov/answers/wash.htm _
If you're only looking at 25 trades, just bite the bullet and do the data entry on schedule D. You'll see that there is a space to enter each...
Right ! Let's hope history repeats. But consider that everyone expects AG to lower rates and we are still selling off. I think it's going to...
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