Short sales allowed in a Roth? Submitted by Lee Larkey on Mon, 2008-03-31 16:37 Are short stock sales allowed in a Roth account? If so, are there rules regarding margin interest? 😆 Flag as spam
Permalink Submitted by Denise Appleby on Thu, 2008-04-03 08:19
It appears so. See [url=http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/fedreg/notices/2004009632.htm%5DPTE 75-1, Part V[/url]
See also [url=http://www.erisaadvisoryopinions.com/includes/opinions/1987/87-06A.php%5DDOL Adv. Op. 87-06A[/url]
The IRA agreement should be consulted, as the custodian need not permit these transactions , even if they are permitted under the tax code