Re:Facebook shareholders are getting fed up with Zuckerberg ...
by mikestew on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @04:14PM
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You are not permitted to use retirement funds for any margin trading, including short-selling.
Ah, of course, borrowing the shares and all. Hadn't given it a lot of thought, frankly; short trading stays away from the IRA.
If your IRA let you sell calls, you likely own the underlying equity.
For sure, trying to get rid of the underlying stock that I didn't want anymore. I'd be shocked if one were allowed to use their IRA to trade, say, naked puts. But without looking to see if I've done it, I'll assume one can buy puts (with a trade for the underlying stock) because I buy calls all the time using the IRA.
Ah, of course, borrowing the shares and all. Hadn't given it a lot of thought, frankly; short trading stays away from the IRA.
If your IRA let you sell calls, you likely own the underlying equity.
For sure, trying to get rid of the underlying stock that I didn't want anymore. I'd be shocked if one were allowed to use their IRA to trade, say, naked puts. But without looking to see if I've done it, I'll assume one can buy puts (with a trade for the underlying stock) because I buy calls all the time using the IRA.