Michael, sorry it was Nikko who asked whether I consider carrying costs. Regarding Parity...here is an actual quote within the last 20 minutes:...
Michael, the answer is Yes...I consider carrying cost in that when I calculate my return on investment on my covered calls I "annualize" the...
Hi Michael. Yes, for purposes of my academic question, I am comparing same strike Call and Put. I would be interested in your reason for a NO...
Nikko, my statement you quoted was made in the context that I only write covered calls on stocks trading in the $10 range, and only At The Money...
Donnahuedc, I agree with the synthetic equivalence. But the initial posting in this thread was asking for covered call finding sources. I merely...
Why look for a service? Be your own service and look for the following situations: 1) A high IV skew in either the current or next succeeding...
The German word for account number is: kontonummer. This is about the extent of my knowledge of German.
SSS, the term "investment gains" was my choice of words, meaning gains from securities trades other than trades in a trade or business. Sorry for...
Sbelmont, I believe I answered the question above. Is there anything specific that I can clarify for you? 4Q
Not exactly clear as to what your facts are. Nevertheless, the US does not tax nonresident aliens who are not engaged in US trade or business, on...
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Nkhoi, with all of my clilents who have any investment interest expense, I always attach a Form 4952, whether required or not. The reason is that...
Scntaxpro, capital investment losses would be considered only to the extent of capital investment gains. The various lines in #4 are only for the...
No, both lines 4d and 4e would be zero. Therefore, the $3,000 net capital loss would NOT reduce your net investment income for purposes of Form...
There is no authority in the tax code for the IRS to require broker reporting on purchases. Hence, only stock sales are subject to broker...
What are some of the exit strategies when the Deep In the Money vertical spreads go against you?
Well, Feta is also not in the Greek alphabet. But it sure adds taste to a Greek salad. 4Q
At the very minimum you have to break out the short term and long term portions of the gain. 4Q
The term "connected with a US trade or business" was just a caveat inserted by me. In other words, let's suppose that even though you are a...
OK, it works this way. The LLC is taxed as a Partnership. As such it files a Partnership Return (Form 1065). As you said you get a K-1. Your...
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