misterchan

ProShares Short ETF Short-Term Capital Gains Distributions

To correct my statement above---- They ALL distribute. But ERX distributed 81 cents. If someone could spell out exactly how to present these monetary tragedies on the income tax form, it would be very helpful. For instance, DXD is a short term cap gain and after reading for a couple of hours, I still can't figure out how to put these things on my tax return. So please help.

ProShares Short ETF Short-Term Capital Gains Distributions

I thought I was the only stupid one, having been involved in the market for many years and never knowing anything about these distributions. So all of you have made me feel a little bit better. In return, here's a suggestion. How about looking at ETF'S that do NOT distribute? TZA inverse re small caps and ERX, long oil. I own both of them and I write calls. Of course, I also own DXD and one day before SDS went ex, I wrote a put. Well, what can we do to make things more fair?