I own a stock with a value of $102 when I write a call. It closed at $99 the day before I wrote the call. The strike price of the call was $105. Ive been holding the stock for 2 years. On December 26 I close the call and have $50,000 loss. On January 15 of the following year, I sell the stock and have a $75,000 gain.

What year can I deduct the loss in?

What is the nature of the loss, the nature of the gain? On April 3, 2017, the closing price of ABC stock was $102.

After trading closed the company announced news that was perceived by the market to be good. On April 4, the stock opened at $126. During the day, the market decides that the news was really bad and the stock actually goes down to $95.

When the stock was trading at $97 an investor who owned the stock sold a call on the stock that will expire in 13 months. What is the lowest strike price call the investor can sell and not have a straddle?? Assume that the strike prices are in $5 increments.