-3000. The IRS will see the gain/loss before commissions in boxes 1 and 2, and the commissions in box 4. The total of box 1/2 and 4 (always a...
Futures comissions are not reflected in lines 1 or 2 of the IB's 1099 for futures. Therefore, subtract commissions (line 4) from line 1 or 2,...
I checked the CFTC's COT, expecting that futures traders were positioned for lower rates. Not the case at all, as shown below. That might...
waggie may have an excellent point. if there were no new VIX futures, a higher VIX today would suggest that traders do not believe the rally....
great call riskarb!
TurboTax will treat your losses correctly. You can recognize up to $3,000 in net losses (not offset by gains). For futures and index options,...
In TurboTax, go to Forms, then select Open a Form, go to 6781, and put your futures summary per acount in Part I. Index options (such as S&P...
Jesse Eisinger wrote another funny and incisive piece in the WSJ this morning. One paragraph exerpted below: AHEAD OF THE TAPE By JESSE...
This is from the WSJ Online this afternoon: "The University of Michigan's consumer-sentiment survey is one of the market's more controversial...
The TRIN statistic is impressive. Thanks Waggie.
Alanm, Thanks for the insight. I was trying to figure out how the US-stock "1099 Reported" trade total on the annual statement could be less...
Excellent post Harry. When I read most of your posts, I can't understand them. This clip from Bris's paper is really good.
There is alot in this year's survey, published this weekend. Here is the Best Brokers table: Best Brokers For Long-Term Investors We...
The last 1-minute bar for MSO -- before the halt and before the collapse -- was 15:03PM. KMRT collapsed during the 15:02PM bar. Interesting that...
indicated 9 - 12 now
The last hour of trading today could be nuts as traders and investors tweak their positions before the weekend. Don't know which way the market...
So far, TS does allow their clients to access intraday charts for futures unless they subscribe to real-time data. (All TS clients can get daily...
Glad you are back!
Good call, Grand Master B!
Considering all the regulatory changes in the investment business recently, the only surprise would be if there were no more changes. Surfer's...
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