Quote from miamicanes:
For what it's worth, if cash flow isn't a problem, and it would cost more to transfer shares than to just sell them from my old account and immediately buy them back at the same price with my new one, is there anything non-obvious that would make it a bad idea? Or is that the normal way people who need to move shares for whatever reason usually do it if they only have a few open positions and plenty of cash to finance the new shares until the old ones have settled?
I'm a bit annoyed with SogoElite at the moment... I wired the initial deposit to them before noon, and they STILL (as of 4:46pm) haven't credited it to my account. If my Just2trade account ends up getting credited first (their wire was sent at 3:30), there's a good chance I'll end up going with them instead.
The only thing I see wrong with selling and buying back - and this is most likely not a problem for you - is if you sell at a loss, you can't buy back the same stock within the same 30 days and write it off on your taxes. But don't take me as the authority on that - that's just the way I've understood the rules. Anyone who knows better please do chip in! AND...you might be pegged as a day trader which is essentially not a problem if you've got more than 30,000 to invest. The finra.org website has information on that.
Additionally - I'm on pins and needles to see who funds your account first. Ha! I don't blame you on that one bit. Time is money right? Please do let us know who wins the race if you can!
