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What happens when a stock is taken off the market? How do you claim a loss? VOIP Inc? A few years ago, I had some money invested in VOIP Inc (initially traded as VOII , then VOIC ) . It was about $500 initial investment, and became worth $0.01 and I have been holding on to it for a few years to save as a loss for tax purposes when I need it. This year I had some sales with a 50% gain so I figured I would sell the shares this year to cut back on the taxes I'll have to pay for those profits.  However, when I tried to sell the stocks at sharebuilder.com, it says this "A security with the symbol VOIC is not recognized as a valid listed security. Use the Find Symbol option if you need help finding the symbol."  It still shows up in my portfolio as an open position, as VOIC . How am I going to be able to claim a loss if my broker is still calling it an "Open" position? It isn't a realized loss until the position is closed.  It looks like the SEC revoke

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