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04-05-2009, 11:06 AM

forext

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Hi GreenTrader Tax,

If have large capital loss carryovers(from equities) and in 2009 If I have Spot Forex gains, Am I right in saying that I can offset the capital loss carryovers with forex gains? If so when do I need to capital gains/loss election and how? Thank you very much for your time in advance.

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