OT--cl001--"shorting against the box". Research this. I looked in to it the other day (same problem, IPII has put me in to the 35% tax bracket & I'd love to have the shares I own from November in a 15% bracket). The newest IRS rulings will not allow you to do this anymore easily. Here's a link describing the problems:
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