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Shorting with Offshore Accounts

An SI Board Since February 1999

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Emcee: peter michaelson	Type: Unmoderated

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27	Unfortunately, many people who simply open up bank accounts offshore do not rep	Philip S. LaMar Jr., J.D.	-	2/9/1999
26	Not a recommendation, for information purposes only: schwab-worldwide.com This	eWhartHog	-	2/9/1999
25	i dont do any online trading ...dont trust the inet..	Anthony@Pacific	-	2/9/1999
24	With an offshore account can the trading be done online?	Rob29	-	2/9/1999
23	I would recommend you visit www.barringtongroup.com. They are experts for both	Philip S. LaMar Jr., J.D.	-	2/9/1999
22	This almost sounds like a situation where you short ("naked") the sto	S. maltophilia	-	2/9/1999
21	less than 1 %	Anthony@Pacific	-	2/9/1999
20	How common are buy-ins.. 1% of your short positions ? 5% ? You can also short	Rajiv	-	2/9/1999
19	Yeah...But what if you get them mixed up when you come out in the morning and f	rogermci®	-	2/9/1999
18	I use super unleaded in the Ferrari and Diesel# 2 in the HUMVEE	Anthony@Pacific	-	2/9/1999
17	I got you. So then it's not really a problem when you do that. What about	rogermci®	-	2/9/1999
16	NO ..I dont ..if I get boutght in I just resell immediately.	Anthony@Pacific	-	2/9/1999
15	Then to you consider a forced buy-in a problem or not....That's always my f	rogermci®	-	2/9/1999
14	because who have sold stock to someone and dont have shares to deliver but you	Anthony@Pacific	-	2/9/1999
13	I have no idea...	The Street	-	2/9/1999
12	Mechanics of Clearing.. If the clearing house is based in Canada and assuming	Rajiv	-	2/9/1999
11	Why is it you are more susceptible to a forced buy-in if the stock was never bo	rogermci®	-	2/9/1999
10	An American must pay taxes REGARDLESS of ANYTHING. An offshore corp. can be se	The Street	-	2/9/1999
9	Foreign accounts are 100% legal and as long as you report your gains,, and the	Anthony@Pacific	-	2/9/1999
8	"Are people with offshore accounts paying taxes ?" Not necessarily,	Mark L.	-	2/9/1999
7	An American can open up an account with Canadian stock broker, and trade whatev	Q.	-	2/8/1999
6	Hi Peter, Good idea for a thread, but you might have been better to refer to f	eWhartHog	-	2/8/1999
5	Hmmm.... Does a non-US resident have to pay capital gains taxes on gains made	peter michaelson	-	2/8/1999
4	This means that you have to pay Capital gains tax in the country where you have	Rajiv	-	2/8/1999
3	Rajiv: I believe that US taxpayers are obligated to report all income, whateve	peter michaelson	-	2/8/1999

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