Posted by timebandit on 6th of Jun 2026 at 07:16 am
Same. Arrived there a little differently. One key for me
(perhaps) was that I left the computer for a good chunk of the
trading day. Someone will post something here or on X and I will
let it influence my decision making. Or a vicious bounce will
disrupt my conviction. I checked the market occasionally while
attending to other business. Came back around 3:15. Went flat
(closed puts) after the bounce from position closing came back
down,
Curious, do wash sale rules affect index options? Primary
reason I opened IB account was to trade futures which are
completely protected from wash sale, and even gets some tax
advantage of shifting part of the short term profits into long term
tax rates which are lower.
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Same. Arrived there a little
The @MES Exhaust Short trade is now closed.
Posted by timebandit on 6th of Jun 2026 at 07:16 am
Same. Arrived there a little differently. One key for me (perhaps) was that I left the computer for a good chunk of the trading day. Someone will post something here or on X and I will let it influence my decision making. Or a vicious bounce will disrupt my conviction. I checked the market occasionally while attending to other business. Came back around 3:15. Went flat (closed puts) after the bounce from position closing came back down,
Curious, do wash sale rules
Posted by steveo on 6th of Jun 2026 at 04:18 pm
Curious, do wash sale rules affect index options? Primary reason I opened IB account was to trade futures which are completely protected from wash sale, and even gets some tax advantage of shifting part of the short term profits into long term tax rates which are lower.