http://www.tickerhound.com/feed/user/ivotedfortheotherguy/asked/feed.rss TickerHound.com Question Feed - user: ivotedfortheotherguy's asked questions en-us contact@tickerhound.com Copyright 2009 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090712920794/what-is-fifo-exactly-first-in-first-out-this-is-for-my-tax-liabilities http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090712920794/what-is-fifo-exactly-first-in-first-out-this-is-for-my-tax-liabilities For tax puorposes- If I buy 100 shares of a stock at $1 and then buy 100 more the next day for $2, and the next week I sell 100 shares for $1.50, I have actually made a profit of $50 - $7 commisions for a net profit of $43, which I would be in a 28% tax bracket, correct? Now I sell the llast 100 shares for $1.50 a month later. Now have I lost $50 & -$7 commision = -$57.00, correct? This would be wrote off as a $57 loss,correct? Thanks in advance. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:00:32 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200906152784da/is-a-short-sale-when-you-hold-a-stock-for-less-than-1-year-and-1-day http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200906152784da/is-a-short-sale-when-you-hold-a-stock-for-less-than-1-year-and-1-day What is selling short? Is this when you sell a stock before the 1 yr and 1 day? Thanks in advance Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:25:49 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090615205fe2/if-i-buy-100-shares-1-00-and-another-2-00-then-sell-100-1-50-what-are-my-gains http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090615205fe2/if-i-buy-100-shares-1-00-and-another-2-00-then-sell-100-1-50-what-are-my-gains If I paid $1.00 for 100 share and then 2.00 for 100 more, then sold 100 at $1.50 in less than a year, what is my gains or losses. I am trying to figure my taxes on the sale.When you sell a stock in this situation, do you use the first 100 that you bought or do you average them? Thanks in advance. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:22:53 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200906158a6bf2/if-i-buy-100-shares-1-00-and-another-2-00-then-sell-100-1-50-what-are-my-gains http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200906158a6bf2/if-i-buy-100-shares-1-00-and-another-2-00-then-sell-100-1-50-what-are-my-gains Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:28:57 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090614926e84/if-i-buy-100-shares-of-company-xyz-100-more-at-2-00-i-sell-100-shares-for-1-50-what-are-my-gains http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090614926e84/if-i-buy-100-shares-of-company-xyz-100-more-at-2-00-i-sell-100-shares-for-1-50-what-are-my-gains Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:38:33 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009061449b3f2/if-i-buy-100-shares-of-company-xyz-100-more-at-2-00-i-sell-100-shares-for-1-50-whar http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009061449b3f2/if-i-buy-100-shares-of-company-xyz-100-more-at-2-00-i-sell-100-shares-for-1-50-whar Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:34:15 -0400