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Does IRS honestly care about the ways you entered or exited the trades as long as you hit 720? For example, you can make 1 trade for 100 shares or you can make 100 trades for 1 share. The position is the same but it's easier to hit the 720 if you do the latter.

Does anyone have first hand experience trading as LLC but WITHOUT TTS? Is there any tax benefit at all WITHOUT TTS? I was told by a CPA TTS is not going to happen without the 720 trades and 75% frequency. I'm never going make 720 trades in a year and wondering if it's worth it to setup LLC...

If you don't have 720 trades, does it mean you can pretty much rule out TTS?

How do you explain to regular folks that you trade for a living in a social situation?

If you use direct over "auto", which exchange is usually the best to route you order to for getting filled? I use Etrade and trade AAPL options 10+ contracts, limit with AON most of the time.

Is TTS another IRS red flag and your audit risk increases big time with it?

I'm unemployed but trading my own account full time (stocks, options) this year with a nice low 6 figure realized gain. If I want to make this my full time "employment" so I get social security work credit for my retirement, how should I file my 2017 tax? Can I do 1040SE and report all the...

The dividend (0.63) is lower than the same put @ ~1.4. So the call away risk is not high at the moment when the stock is ATM or slight ITM?

I sold a AAPL May 12 152.50 CC. The stock is going ex-dividend on May 10. The CC is OTM at the moment but I have a hunch the CC will go ITM before the ex date (0.42 delta). How likely will the stock get called away before the ex date by the call buyer for dividend capture? I've heard as long...

What financial news sites do you guys use?

Is there any better finance site out there? I'm getting sick of the garbage click bait articles coming from the hack MW and Bloomberg writers these days.

How about buying protective put to hedge long stock? Is there a VIX level you wouldn't even consider going long put because most likely the hedge is overpriced?

VIX was through the roof this morning. Should you refrain from going long any options when you see VIX this high?

I'm looking at DOTM current week weeklies and the gamma should be small in the 0.0x range.

What strategy works best to capture the theta at the open and end of the day for daytrade? I can't think of anything other than selling naked. Thanks!

I'm a position trader but occasionally need the 4x margin. Is it possible to get the PDT designation permanently so I don't have to make 6 random day trades from time to time just to stay PDT?

Care to elaborate on your creative resume writing? How do you get past the background check with whatever you put down on your resume to fill the gap?

When does the IV ramp up usually happen ahead of earnings? Does it always peak on earnings day around 3pm-ish ET if the announcement is AH? Something you need to be careful of if you want to write.

Alchemy of Trading calls it quits after 10 years. What's a good substitute blog for swing trade ideas with real time update to his positions?

I want to sell front week OTM CC but concerned about exercise risk as the stock is about to go ex-dividend mid week. As a rule of thumb, is it true that it doesn't make sense for the long to exercise early when there's still theta on the table even if the call is ITM? My goal is to keep the...