Showing posts with label taxes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label taxes. Show all posts

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Weekend Watch: Tax Loophole for Futures Traders

Andrew Ross Sorkin on the very advantageous tax rate of 23% futures traders pay on gains. Change could be on the table during debt ceiling negotiations in Washington.




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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Former OMB Director David Stockman talks U.S. debt crisis on Bloomberg TV

Hot topic...debit crisis, taxes, interest rates.... billions will be made off the interest rate hikes... how are you going to play it?  Long TBT leaps probably work and you get the rho kicker....its all about timing though.  if you're bullish the market and believe interest rates are going higher LEAPs are better than equity IMO.