I have a full-time job unrelated to the securities industry and I use a discount broker to manage my investments and would like to benefit from lower capital gains tax rates for my investment profits.
My goal is to hold about 50-70 securities (ETFs, equities) in my portfolio at any given time and I anticipate holding each security for at least 6 months before disposing/selling it. I'd like to add to my positions gradually via dollar-cost averaging and use covered calls to reduce the cost basis. My intent would be to execute about 10-20 buy transactions per month (often I'd be adding to existing positions) and perhaps about 5 sell transactions per month. Would using such a strategy put me at any risk for being flagged an active trader and subject to having gains taxed as income instead of the more favorable capital gains (w/ 50% inclusion) rate?
Furthermore, does the use of 15-20% margin significantly affect one's susceptibility to being flagged as an active trader?
2007-01-06
15:45:41
·
6 answers
·
asked by
jthompson7804
1