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> <channel><title>Comments on: Save Foreign Exchange By Washing Trades</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.taxresource.ca/save-foreign-exchange-washing-trades/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://blog.taxresource.ca/save-foreign-exchange-washing-trades/</link> <description>Canadian Tax Help &#38; Financial Planning Resources</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:53:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>By: Tax Guy</title><link>http://blog.taxresource.ca/save-foreign-exchange-washing-trades/comment-page-1/#comment-3859</link> <dc:creator>Tax Guy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:05:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taxresource.ca/?p=2958#comment-3859</guid> <description>@ Larry:Probably not. The thing about washing trades is that the investor is selling a USD stock in a CAD account and purchasing another USD stock. At the end of the transaction, the investor is only changing the stock they are invested in and the washing process eliminates any FX gain or loss the broker would get in the meantime.Moving cash is a disposition and ultimately results in a change in currency.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Larry:</p><p>Probably not. The thing about washing trades is that the investor is selling a USD stock in a CAD account and purchasing another USD stock. At the end of the transaction, the investor is only changing the stock they are invested in and the washing process eliminates any FX gain or loss the broker would get in the meantime.</p><p>Moving cash is a disposition and ultimately results in a change in currency.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: larry macdonald</title><link>http://blog.taxresource.ca/save-foreign-exchange-washing-trades/comment-page-1/#comment-3858</link> <dc:creator>larry macdonald</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:37:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taxresource.ca/?p=2958#comment-3858</guid> <description>What about transferring cash from a Canadian-dollar brokerage account to a U.S-dollar brokerage account (or into a U.S. security) at same brokerage house -- can the currency fee be washed?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What about transferring cash from a Canadian-dollar brokerage account to a U.S-dollar brokerage account (or into a U.S. security) at same brokerage house &#8212; can the currency fee be washed?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Tax Guy</title><link>http://blog.taxresource.ca/save-foreign-exchange-washing-trades/comment-page-1/#comment-3761</link> <dc:creator>Tax Guy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:18:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taxresource.ca/?p=2958#comment-3761</guid> <description>@ Sam:Thanks. I wasn&#039;t aware the term had that origin.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Sam:</p><p>Thanks. I wasn&#8217;t aware the term had that origin.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sam</title><link>http://blog.taxresource.ca/save-foreign-exchange-washing-trades/comment-page-1/#comment-3760</link> <dc:creator>sam</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:18:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taxresource.ca/?p=2958#comment-3760</guid> <description>While true, the original definition for wash trade is illegal&quot;A transaction designed to make it appear that a purchase and sale has occurred even though no change in ownership occurred. For example, an investor might simultaneously buy and sell shares in one company through two different brokerage firms in order to create the appearance of substantial trading activity that will draw in other investors. Wash trades are illegal.&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While true, the original definition for wash trade is illegal</p><p>&#8220;A transaction designed to make it appear that a purchase and sale has occurred even though no change in ownership occurred. For example, an investor might simultaneously buy and sell shares in one company through two different brokerage firms in order to create the appearance of substantial trading activity that will draw in other investors. Wash trades are illegal.&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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