Death to Traders: Bernie plans Financial Transaction Tax on Wallstreet Speculation

[Coldspring]

How does this transaction fee tax apply to Options trades? Futures trades? Bonds? Mutual funds?

Does it apply to both the purchase and sale? Shorting?

 

[achilles28]

How does this transaction fee tax apply to Options trades? Futures trades? Bonds? Mutual funds?

Does it apply to both the purchase and sale? Shorting?

"My legislation would impose a Wall Street speculation fee of 0.5 percent on stock trades (that’s 50 cents for every $100 worth of stock), a 0.1 percent fee on bonds, and a 0.005 percent fee on derivatives."
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/051915-highered/?inline=file