futures trading
How to Swing Trade Futures: Margins, Taxes, Risk
Holding futures overnight? Here's the real margin math, MES tick values, the 60/40 tax split, and how to roll contracts without surprises.
Day Trading Taxes
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Single Stock Futures: 15% Margin, No 60/40 Tax Break
CME listed 55 single stock futures. Here's the real margin math, the 15% floor, and why the 60/40 tax split doesn't apply.
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Trader Tax Status: The Tax Break Pros Use
Trader tax status lets qualifying day traders kill the wash sale rule, skip the $3,000 loss cap, and pay less tax. Here's who really qualifies.
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The Wash Sale Rule Explained: Why New Day Traders Could Owe Taxes After the PDT Change
The PDT rule is gone, but the wash sale rule can tax new day traders on money they never made. How it works, what it covers, and how to plan.