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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 715207, member: 112"]Let's try some actual definitions from investment dictionarys - 1 - Unrealized gainThe increased market value of an asset that is still being held compared with its cost of acquisition. Unrealized gains are not usually taxable. Also called paper gain, paper profit. 2 - Unrealized gain. If you own an investment that has increased in value, your gain is unrealized until you sell and take your profit. In most cases, the value continues to change as long as you own the investment, either increasing your unrealized gain or creating an unrealized loss. You owe no income or capital gains tax on unrealized gains, sometimes known as paper profits, though you typically compute the value of your investment portfolio based on current -- and unrealized -- values. 3 - Unrealized GainWhat Does Unrealized Gain Mean? A profit that exists only on paper as a result of holding on to an asset rather than actually selling it. Investopedia explains Unrealized Gain Let's say an investor owns a stock that has doubled in price but he or she hasn't sold it yet. This is said to be an unrealized gain. The opposite of an unrealized gain is an unrealized loss. Either way, no tax consequences are incurred until the investor actually sells the security. Any of this sound vaguely familiar ?[/QUOTE]