westphalia1 asked:


I opened a stock options brokerage account to buy and hold options. What i need to know is about the taxing of these. Say i inves (deposit) $1000.00 to open the account and buy $1000.00 worth of stock options and they perform excellent. Say they go up in value 50% each month. And at some pont in the near future i want to WITHDRAW my initial deposit since i earned it back. CAN I WITHDRAW THE INITIAL DEPOSIT AMOUNT WITHOUT IT BEING TAXED? Also-Can a`stock options trading account be taxed quarterly instead of once a year? How can i figure out how much of my investment return i CAN WITHDRAW periodically and what that tax would be or can’t i? THANKS

pnop asked:


I need to know what is the most recommended / best-rated trading platform. Thank you.
thanx for the answers:

there’s a 2008 version of Barron’s comparison of brokerages:

http://online.barrons.com/article/SB120554254483438485.html?page=sp