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To: Wayners who wrote (6477)2/12/1999 6:03:00 PM
From: TraderAlan  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 12617
 
Wayne,

Boy would that be playing with fire. What about all the professional hedgers and arbitragers who hold positions about as long as <eek> day traders?

Bless the Dems for trying to create a risk-free world. They're so altruistic, it makes my heart sing.

Alan



To: Wayners who wrote (6477)2/12/1999 8:46:00 PM
From: David H. Walker  Respond to of 12617
 
"I don't think they can end it but they sure could discourage it. What if they changed the tax laws such that realized gains obtained with a holding period of less than 3 days are taxed at 50%?"

Hey, no big deal - we in Canada are paying that on our income now anyway ! lol