### Comment:
Could you explain this further? You're saying if you trade as your main source of income all of that trading is just taxed as income, the same as it would be if you made that money from a job?

### REPLY:
Short term (holding a stock under 1 year) gains are treated as regular income so it’s based on what your tax rate is.  So it could very well be 40% but that means you’re in the highest tax rate.  
 For more info go [HERE](https://finance.zacks.com/much-taxes-pay-stock-market-earnings-3991.html)

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