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| wash sale (plural wash sales) |
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1. illegal stock trading: the illegal practice of buying and selling a stock almost simultaneously in order to give the impression that the stock is being actively traded
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2. rapid sale of stock: the repurchase of stock sold within 30 days of the time it was sold. Capital losses on such a sale are not tax deductible.
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