Tax Advantages for Trading Futures

While there are numerous benefits to trading futures over equities or ETF’s, one of the key drivers moving many traders into futures trading is tax efficiency. Due to the IRS classifications on markets such as futures under Section 1256, capital gains and losses are calculated at 60% long-term and 40% short-term. This means a futures […]

The post Tax Advantages for Trading Futures appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog.