Recent content by fh2000

Puddles, What is your criteria to set b/e? When 1/2 of the potential profit reached? Thanks

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Yes. The only reason I made the changes is that TT final review complained about those errors and wouldn't finalize. I did that manually for about 28 entries and TT did not complain anymore. This did not alter the final total for me so I think it is fine. I already go the refund check. It...

I had similar experience. In my case, I had total about 500 trades from IB. After importing into TurboTax, some of the wash sale entries (with losses) showed negative cost base just like what you described. Since there are only less than 30 entries like that, I manually edited them in...

IB mostly handled correctly, except the loss of shorts. After I imported to TT, I had to manually adjust cost and base. But, the bottom line is still the same.

No. I am in California, and I do not see any difference in terms of house building. Bricks crumble easily during earthquake. Wood structures are supposed to be more flexible. American houses are not just made of woods. They are actually made of paper, think all the walls; and saw dusts...

California governor just proposed outsource prison to Mexico. What else can we outsource?

Log on to IB website under Account Management. There is a Message center icon. You can create a ticket and ask any question to them.

So, if you are unemployed, without any savings, and assets, you can drive as fast as you want since your penalty will still be 0. Great.

Hi, I am trying to research on how to list all trades on Schedule D. Reading thru the thread, I now understand how to deal with wash sale. For those stocks that I have a loss, I will make sure not to trade them in December or January for a period of 30 days. My question is the trade...

Geez, Can you comment on your money management in terms of the total outlay for each trade? Below are the 5 trades that I observed from your posting: Symbol L/S Total funds/margin committed AAPL Long $82116 BAC Long $34375 SLB Short $29420 SPY...

Geez, Do you adjust your trade by moving the stops, if it goes in the right direction to lock in some profit, just in case it suddenly went the other way and your gain becomes a lose? Thanks

I have been with IB for a couple of years. I mostly trade options and the amount of trades are normally less than 10 per month so I print their trade confirmation and manually enter into Schedule D with TurboTax during tax season. This year, I found myself entering a lot more trades...

I grew up outside of US. If was fashionable to spoke during my youth. Almost 1/3 of male teenagers and 1/2 of male adult smoked. I started with my first cig during my college freshman year. Four years later, I went to the military for 2 years as with all the able bodied men did. Our Army...