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How long do you need to hold a stock to minimize gains taxes?
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One year makes any gain from the sale a long term capital gain which is at a lower tax rate than a short term gain.
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You have 1000 in unrealized stock gains how can you best put this money to use?
An "unrealized stock gain" is the difference between your basis in the stock and what it's selling for now. If you listen to guys like Jim Cramer, you're supposed to immediately dump the stock, pay taxes on the gain and invest in one of the stocks he's hyping. I'm going to tell you how to make money the really old-fashioned way: buy and hold. This applies if you like the stock--if you didn't ever like the stock you should get rid of it, but my question is always, 'if you didn't like the stock in the first place, why did you buy it?' Obviously you don't want to lose much of this gain, so my recommendation is to buy a one-year at-the-money put to protect your gain.
When do you use hold in stock market jargon?
Hold means you buy stock and keep it a long time.
What does a hold in stock market mean?
A "hold" in financial terms means that the stock trader already has bought shares of a company in the past and is going to "hold on to them" because he/she believes the value of those shares will grow in the future.
How do you report Incentive Stock Option?
You do it twice. The first is when you exercise the option. An ISO has a "strike price" - the price you get to buy the stock at. Stock has a fair market price, which is what everyone else has to pay for it. The spread between the two is used to calculate your Alternative Minimum Tax in the year you exercise the ISO, if you hold the stock at the end of the year. Yes, of course there is an example. You work for Acme, and they gave you an ISO to buy 100,000 shares of stock at $10 per share. On the date you exercised this option, the stock was trading at $11. Subtract $10 from $11, multiply by the 100,000 shares, and you have to tell the IRS about $100,000 in spread. If you hold the stock for at least one year after exercising the stock AND two years after receiving the ISO (which might actually mean you held the stock for two years, if you exercised the ISO right away), the tax you will pay is long-term capital gains tax on the difference between the strike price of the ISO and the price you sold at.
Does scottrade charge a fee to sell a stock within sixty days of purchase?
No, the commission is $7.00 no matter how long you hold the stock.
If you cash in stock options how are you taxed?
"Cashing in" stock options is done by exercising them then immediately selling the stock. You can't just take the stock option to the company accountant and ask for money. If you don't hold the stock long enough, your gains are taxed as ordinary income. (If you hold the stock long enough - there are two concurrent calendars, and you've got to hold the stock for two years after you got the option plus one year after you bought the stock, and the second issue only comes into play if you waited more than a year to exercise the option, then you're taxed at the capital gains rate.)
Is a withdrawal of cash from a brokerage account taxable?
The withdrawal of cash itself is not taxable. You are taxed on capital gains within the account. If you sold a stock for $15 that you purchased for $10 your tax would be the capital gains rate* x $5 = ($15 selling price -$10 cost basis). Whether you withdraw that money or not the $5 is treated as income and is taxed. * The Capital Gains rate depends upon the length of time you owned the stock. If you own the stock less than one year it is taxed at the short term rate. If you hold a stock longer than one year then you are taxed at the long term rate.
You have 1000 in unrealized stock gains how can you best put this money to use?
An "unrealized stock gain" is the difference between your basis in the stock and what it's selling for now. If you listen to guys like Jim Cramer, you're supposed to immediately dump the stock, pay taxes on the gain and invest in one of the stocks he's hyping. I'm going to tell you how to make money the really old-fashioned way: buy and hold. This applies if you like the stock--if you didn't ever like the stock you should get rid of it, but my question is always, 'if you didn't like the stock in the first place, why did you buy it?' Obviously you don't want to lose much of this gain, so my recommendation is to buy a one-year at-the-money put to protect your gain.
What are the tax rates on short term capital gains and long term capital gains for a student with no income but who has 10000 in the stock market?
There is no such animal as a short term capital gain or loss... When you hold the stock for a year or more it is treated as capital and the tax rate on your realized gains is (currently) 15%. If you sell out and had held for less than a year, your gain or loss is netted together with other ordinary income such as the pay you get from a regular job, and is subject to the same tax rates as for your regular paycheck.
What mutual funds hold amazon stock?
There are many which hold AMZN stock, but they can sell it at any time. If somebody is interested in Amazon stock, why not buy the stock directly?
When do you use hold in stock market jargon?
Hold means you buy stock and keep it a long time.
What is a gun's stock and where is it located on the gun?
the stock is what you use to hold the weapon by.
Why hold stock?
well u can by
How do you find out if there is a hold on my taxes?
Ask the bank
Why do shops hold sales?
shops hold sales to get rid of stock
What happens to stocks if you just hold them?
what happens to a stock if you just hold it
What is the stock in a gun?
The part you hold onto.
