My stock portfolio shows a loss can i deduct the loss, this was not a sale. it was only on stock price drop.

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A paper loss is not deductible. You can only deduct a “realized” loss, which means you sold a security for less than you paid for it.

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A paper loss is not deductible. You can only deduct a “realized” loss, which means you sold a security for less than you paid for it.

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