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Subject: Re: Stocks Bought & Sold at Different Prices	Date: 2/23/2001 7:12 PM
Author: irasmilo	Number: 47060 of 118626
if you sold them at the same time you can use average cost. If you sold at different times you use first in first out FIFO it will make it easier, because if you try to start matching lots you may miss a lot etc.. You can NEVER use average cost when dealing with stocks, only mutual funds. Ira
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