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Re:Not Saying Winter Is Coming, but Where’s Your Coat? by sokoloff on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @09:47PM (#12222821)
I thought all options transactions got short-term capital gains treatment.

(Most of them are naturally short-term, but even LEAPS I thought were taxed as STCG.)

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Re:Not Saying Winter Is Coming, but Where’s Your Coat? by adventured on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @11:34PM (#12223207)
No, LEAPS are taxed at long-term rates (assuming of course a year and a day duration or greater).
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