Comments on: Speculating In Low-Priced Stocks – Free Shares – Fast Money – Stocks I’m Watching http://blog.investingsystems.com/188/speculating-in-low-priced-stocks-free-shares-fast-money-stocks-im-watching/ Information & Analysis from The Investing Systems Research Lab Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:49:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://blog.investingsystems.com/188/speculating-in-low-priced-stocks-free-shares-fast-money-stocks-im-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-255 admin Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:49:01 +0000 http://blog.investingsystems.com/188/speculating-in-low-priced-stocks-free-shares-fast-money-stocks-im-watching/#comment-255 I believe you would only be responsible for paying tax on the stock you sold at the cost basis you acquired it for. The shares that you hold onto are not taxed until you sell them. You don't pay tax on unrealized profit. If I bought 100 shares and then sold 80, I would only pay tax on the profit of the 80 shares. If I held the other 20 shares for years, it would not be a taxable event until I sold them. I believe you would only be responsible for paying tax on the stock you sold at the cost basis you acquired it for. The shares that you hold onto are not taxed until you sell them. You don’t pay tax on unrealized profit.

If I bought 100 shares and then sold 80, I would only pay tax on the profit of the 80 shares. If I held the other 20 shares for years, it would not be a taxable event until I sold them.

]]> By: kasai82 http://blog.investingsystems.com/188/speculating-in-low-priced-stocks-free-shares-fast-money-stocks-im-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-254 kasai82 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:23:53 +0000 http://blog.investingsystems.com/188/speculating-in-low-priced-stocks-free-shares-fast-money-stocks-im-watching/#comment-254 Hello, Thanks for the amazing information on stock picking and selling. I truly appreciate your help. I follow the similar behavior of buying selling and holding the profit shares What do you recommend about taxes for the capital gains in the form of shares. Is that treated as profit - as company can go to 0 anytime. 100 shares at 20 dollars - buy - 2000$ 80 shares at 24$ - sold - $1920 So inessence i lost 80$ and gained 20 shares - which should be reported to IRS 1. if 80$ - is it not loss of capital 2. if 20 shares - is it not gain on unrealized profit. Thanks, Kasai Hello,

Thanks for the amazing information on stock picking and selling. I truly appreciate your help.

I follow the similar behavior of buying selling and holding the profit shares

What do you recommend about taxes for the capital gains in the form of shares. Is that treated as profit – as company can go to 0 anytime.

100 shares at 20 dollars – buy – 2000$
80 shares at 24$ – sold – $1920

So inessence i lost 80$ and gained 20 shares – which should be reported to IRS
1. if 80$ – is it not loss of capital
2. if 20 shares – is it not gain on unrealized profit.

Thanks,

Kasai

]]> By: roberto http://blog.investingsystems.com/188/speculating-in-low-priced-stocks-free-shares-fast-money-stocks-im-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-118 roberto Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:07:49 +0000 http://blog.investingsystems.com/188/speculating-in-low-priced-stocks-free-shares-fast-money-stocks-im-watching/#comment-118 All I trad is stocks under 4.00 per share; no otcbb. The returns dwarf large cap stocks. The key is to buy at reaction lows and have more than one automated exit routines. I actually have 7 exit routines (one of which is time duration). 95% of traders spend all their energy on entry signals and do not automate their system. No automation equals no backtesting equals no road map. All I trad is stocks under 4.00 per share; no otcbb. The returns dwarf large cap stocks. The key is to buy at reaction lows and have more than one automated exit routines. I actually have 7 exit routines (one of which is time duration).

95% of traders spend all their energy on entry signals and do not automate their system. No automation equals no backtesting equals no road map.

]]> By: Edward H. Rudberg http://blog.investingsystems.com/188/speculating-in-low-priced-stocks-free-shares-fast-money-stocks-im-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Edward H. Rudberg Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:02:48 +0000 http://blog.investingsystems.com/188/speculating-in-low-priced-stocks-free-shares-fast-money-stocks-im-watching/#comment-84 Dear Person, There is wisdom in your plan. I started on my own in investing when the brokers\' I used didn\'t do a good job. I learned a lot by hard knocks and could have used some special tips like yours. No financial schooling but I think that I know how to make money in the market now with how I\'ve set things up? A couple of lifetime information situations and a great pay site to give me a pretty accurate picture of whether a stock is a long-term candidate or a \"rocket-ship\" speculative stock. I like your way of making the most of a good speculative stock...Thank you, Ed Dear Person,
There is wisdom in your plan.
I started on my own in investing when the brokers\’ I used didn\’t do a good job.
I learned a lot by hard knocks and could have used some special tips like yours.
No financial schooling but I think that I know how to make money in the market now with how I\’ve set things up?
A couple of lifetime information situations and a great pay site to give me a pretty accurate picture of whether a stock is a long-term candidate or a \"rocket-ship\" speculative stock.
I like your way of making the most of a good speculative stock…Thank you, Ed

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