RE: RE: Tax loss sellingYou cannot claim a tax loss if you buy a stock you sold for a loss
until 30 days later. Also you cannot claim the loss if you bought it within 30 days prior to selling. People want to claim the loss for
this year, but still want to hold the stock for next year, so they
sell now and buy back at the end of the year. So the portfolio looks
the same, but the capital gains have been reduced.
However, what is not clear to me is which is the last date one should use: the transaction date or the settlement date. Bamako, you seem to
suggest that it is the transaction date (given that you mentioned
that Friday is the last day).