Is it okay to buy stocks?

You can buy the shares back the next day if you want and it will not change the tax consequences of selling the shares . An investor can always sell stocks and buy them back at any time. The 60-day waiting period is imposed by the tax rules and only applies to stocks sold for a loss.

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What is stock market and how it works?

The stock market lets buyers and sellers negotiate prices and make trades . The stock market works through a network of exchanges — you may have heard of the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq. Companies list shares of their stock on an exchange through a process called an initial public offering, or IPO.

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