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- From: watanabe@cs.uiuc.edu (Larry Watanabe)
- Subject: Re: Taxes and stocks (mostly)
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- Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
- References: <1992Nov15.221525.5619@desire.wright.edu> <1992Nov16.041235.26993@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Nov16.125105.5632@desire.wright.edu> <1992Nov16.202148.24943@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Nov17.171007.5661@desire.wright.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:48:58 GMT
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- demon@desire.wright.edu (Stupendous Man) writes:
-
- > Sorry, but there are no losses. Someone does not knock on your door
- >and ask for money. Paper "losses" are only real if you actually sell at that
- >point. Most successful traders don't base their trades on paper.
- > I held my Sears stock. It's double since then (17-35), so where are my
- >"losses"? (And I still haven't sold.)
-
- >> Remember, all you have to do is sell and buy within five minutes. Then
-
- > Do you buy stocks? Have you ever gotten confirmation within five
- >minutes? If you don't wait for confirmation you could be in for a rude
- >awakening the next day.
-
- This is a case where options, puts, calls, warrants etc. can be
- useful for ensuring that you hold onto your profits while taking
- advantage of tax benefits.
-
- For example, suppose you have made a certain profit in a stock,
- but don't want to sell it for another 2 months so that the gain
- will be taxed as a long-term capital gain. However, you are
- afraid that the stock might go down. You can create a "perfect
- hedge" against your portfolio, so that whether the stock rises
- or falls in price, you neither gain nor lose money.
-
- -Larry Watanabe watanabe@cs.uiuc.edu
-