What losses can you offset against your share/option/CFD/forex gains?
If you're investing in shares, options, CFD's or forex you'll no doubt be looking at options to reduce capital gains tax on the profits. A common question we're asked is how these capital gains can be reduced by losses. In this article we look at tax planning using losses for financial investors. . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)
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