This example pertains to day trading and all of the following transactions occurred in the same trading day:
– Purchase ABC – 100 Shares @ $5 = $500
– Sell ABC – 100 Shares @ $4 = $400 (Realized Ordinary loss of $100)
ABC Stock then drops even further
– Purchase ABC – 100 Shares $ 2 = $200 (Triggering a wash sale and thus increasing the actual cost basis from $200 to $300 due to the $100 realized ordinary loss earlier in the day)
– Sell ABC – 100 Shares $2.50 = $250
Total realized gain/(loss) on the day trades is a loss of $50
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