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Re:Options vs. Cash by ant6n on Friday June 09, 2017 @09:49AM (#14521317)
Interesting. Why not use the shares as 100% collateral?
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Re:Options vs. Cash by mrajcok on Saturday June 10, 2017 @09:16PM (#14530123)
The IRS will treat it as an option rather than a purchase if the shares are the only collateral, resulting in worse tax treatment.
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