Hi Ed, I want to apologize for the late response, but it has been a pretty busy week here. When you say you have day traded, I'm wondering if this is just stocks or leveraged markets like futures
Hi Chris, Trading can be a fun and exciting way to earn income, or secondary income, but it should be treated like a business. Putting money into an account and dabbling in the market might give you
Hi Cassandra, Good question. Licenses really only come into play if you are going to be making trading recommendations for other traders, and offering investment advice. So there are no licenses needed
Hi EJ, I'm sure there are other tax services available but we usually recommend Green Trader Tax and they are the only preparers that I feel comfortable recommending. Not out of bad experiences with

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