Questions tagged [investment]
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I am trying to understand the definition of qualified covered calls and larger straddles
Below is a quote from IRS Pub 550:
Qualified covered call options and optioned stock.
A straddle is not subject to the loss deferral rules for straddles if both of the following are true.
All the ...
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Are investment funds allowed to not invest in companies for ethical reasons?
It is in the news that both Hay and the Edinburgh international book festival have ended its sponsorship with the investment fund Baillie Gifford over their investment in fossil fuels and the Israeli ...
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What kind of restrictions are there for foreign direct investments in Malaysia?
What kind of restrictions are there for foreign direct investments (FDIs) in Malaysia?
By countries (Is there any country-wise restriction for FDI in Malaysia?)
By industries (What kind of ...
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Can You Invest in Marijuana Companies Legally?
I read this article today: Floundering Weed Stocks Test Wall Street’s Faith in 2024 Rebound
It said "stocks underlying the industry are floundering, with even the bulls growing tired of waiting. ...
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Are venture capital firms allowed to invest in more than one company in the same category?
If a venture capital firm is currently funding a company in category X, are they allowed to fund another company in the category X who are direct competitors? Would the first company be able to sue ...
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If issuers have to file Form D to easily sell shares of private company registered in USA , then are private company investments not "confidential?"
If issuers of securities have to file Form D to easily sell shares or make private placements of private company registered in USA , then are private company investments not "confidential? ...
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Is it legal to store gold at home in the USA?
Is it legal to store physical gold at home in the US? If so, what taxes may be applied on the gold held at home, in form of both jewelry or raw gold?
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What are the steps to collect against a SAFE investment contract? [closed]
I have a fund that signed a SAFE (simple agreement for future equity) and wants to invest $400k in my company. It has been 2 months and they haven't sent the money. This had materially impacted my ...
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Can investors protect their business idea?
Suppose that Alice is the developer/founder of the Uber app and finds an investor for the startup company resulting in the existing Uber company. Suppose also that there is no Lyft or UberEats app out ...
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Do investors have any copyrights on the application they invest on?
Considering I am the founder of Instagram, it means I have written 100% of the application code by myself, then found an investor and they put some money into the startup and got 30% of the new ...
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Warranty repair and collector's items
I recently watched a YouTube video about a brand new Corvette Z06 engine blowing up after 52 miles. There are many articles about this incident, as well. Barring anything being the owner's fault, ...
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Fictional fiduciary makes loan against stock
This question is about events in the SF novel Owner's Share by Nathan Lowell. The novel is set in the year 2373. Obviously there is no way to be sure what the law will be at that date, so I am asking ...
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What is the lawful basis for running Know Your Customer (KYC) checks on startup investors?
Suppose you have a startup that raises money from a number of angel investors, many of whom are investing as natural persons.
What is the lawful GDPR basis for processing the investors' personal data, ...
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Does a UK private company need a privacy notice to store shareholders' personal data?
I'm the co-founder of a UK-based startup, and we're on the cusp of raising a seed round from a number of angel investors, the majority of whom will invest as private persons.
Our lawyers advised us to ...
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What is "ownership in the individual Series of a Series LLC that owns a home asset"?
I am looking into Arrived Homes, a real-estate investment site. (No affiliation.) I am trying to determine, if you invest, what happens when the home is sold. Their answer to the question "Who ...
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