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I believe this is because of the FIFO accounting they use with their statements/accounts.

Thanks

Has IB began sending out tax statements yet? Having received all of my other tax documents from various firms, I have began to wonder. This will be my first tax year with IB. Thanks

Have you considered Volume or Share based candle charts instead of time based charts?

I will now be adding a seperate account in the near future for long term positions. Thanks for the immediate help. Profitable trading to you.

I wish there was a way to turn it off FIFO acc., for both TWS and the Printable statements to simplify the record keeping. It was a red flag to see realized gains on a long term position.

I am holding two long term positions (AAPL & RIMM), that I have not sold. With that said I have bought and sold additional shares of AAPl & RIMM via day trading. The question: My Oct 11th printable "activity" statement on the first page shows a very large amount as realized short term gains...

Anyone use Comtex's "Smartrend"?