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To: Q. who wrote (641)	1/25/1999 1:05:00 PM
From: schadenfreude	Read Replies (1) of 709

<<If you are long a stock and you sell it, the trade date is the day that counts for capital gains purposes. .... But if you make a short sale, the settlement date is used for capital gains recording purposes.>> Does this apply to buying to cover a short position as well?

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