some brokers do it as incentive to win the account, like a promo fee
right so that is how the locals used to speak, fair enough, i cease and desist -)
Should be careful using the word premium here as it's fundamentally wrong. Premium in market financialization has to do with an amount over fair...
Oh dear
Firstly, You can take the exams whenever you want, you don't need a broker to sponsor you However, if you want to be registered as a member...
Not me, I went long in early April but maybe for the wrong reasons but who cares, I was on the right side. I didn't do great but I at least beat...
ok, i think we are on the same page now :-)
i see the confusion - continuing status has nothing to do with quarterly reporting, you guys are getting confused here if you elect 475f, you...
but i never commented on continuing status the gentlemen above stated from the article that you lose tax advantage of 1256 if you select 475f...
i had elected 475 and still reported my 1256 contracts on the 6781 form and never had a problem so i am not sure you lose your tax advantage of...
fair enuff, but on a separate matter, 1256 contracts, by default, report EoY 1256 contracts, by default, get mtm status 1256 contracts have...
Section 1256 contracts and straddles are named for the section of the Internal Revenue Code that explains how investments like futures and options...
not for 1256 contract and if he has no other income, he should apply for trader status and elect 475f, why are we going into circles?
the mofo was just playful , that is why i used the word politely, I didn't mean to offend The assumption in the original query was that he had...
politely, he asked about 1256 contracts in the title i am 100% sure. If you don't want to report quartely, then you need to declare to the IRS...
moreover, if you have a loss under the mtm election ( sec, 475) on open positions, then you can roll your loss forward into the next year, yall...
mutual fund business is not 1256 contracts. under 1256 contracts you are eligible for mtm accounting election at which you only report at EoY
I always just closed the books at the end of the year and never got audited. The only time i got audited is when tax document from broker...
I think I understand what's happening with IB here, on US exchanges the calendar spreads are instantaneous. But on certain international changes,...
yup makes sense, so IB is only giving back like 60 % credit instead like 95% different span sensitivity
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