If you have a major loss on an investment during the year, you can deduct that loss on your taxes. However, you must sell the stock/investment for a loss during the year, and the trade must settle on or before December 31. Since it takes 3 days for a trade to settle, the last day of 2013 to sell your underwater stock so you can deduct the loss is tomorrow.
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