
Originally Posted by
sjte5409
Hi everyone. . . .first time poster here. I have been lurking in the shadows for a while and I have learned quite a bit from everyone, so THANKS for that. I have been in SIRI since 03/16/04 when I bought 100 shares for $3.03. Since then I have bought many more times. Unfortunately, I also bought quite a few shares at $7.00, and greed got the better of me many times recently when I tried to squeeze out one more penny on buy orders in the 13 cent range and those orders never got executed, so my lowest position in SIRI is 10700 shares at $.17. I just sold 10700 shares today at $.34 and bought a bunch at $.33.
I have a question that I was hoping someone could help me with. I have the ability to choose (in E*Trade) for the books which shares I just sold today. I could choose to show that the 10700 shares I sold came from the $7.00 shares i hold, or I could choose to show that I just sold the .17 shares.
If I choose to reflect that I sold my 10700 .17 shares, it reflects my average pps as being around $1.80. I think by doing it this way, it gives me a true picture of where I am and where I need to get to in order to become whole again. BUT it also then reflects a short term GAIN.
If I mess around with which lot I sold, then I can reflect a long term LOSS greater than or equal to my short term GAIN. Also, my PPS goes down when I do this.
Soooooooooooo, my question is: Given the information provided above, what is the best way to structure my 10700 share sale today???
thanks for your help,
john