Is There a Minimum Holding Period for Stocks?
There is no minimum holding period for stocks. You can sell seconds after buying. Four clocks, settlement, day trades, dividends and wash sales, set the cost.
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There is no minimum holding period for stocks. You can sell seconds after buying. Four clocks, settlement, day trades, dividends and wash sales, set the cost.
The qualified dividend holding period is more than 60 days inside a 121-day window around the ex-dividend date. See the exact count, with worked dates.