Use options or futures to avoid realizing capital gains
When you want to reduce exposure to some market but don’t want to sell your assets due to tax considerations, you can make a nearly opposite bet with options or futures to neutralize your exposure. “Nearly” is important because the IRS will consider you to have sold your assets if you make an exactly opposite bet, e.g., synthetic short via options with the same underlying asset as what you’re holding. See https://www.cmegroup.com/education/whitepapers/hedging-with-e-mini-sp-500-future.html and https://www.optionseducation.org/strategies/all-strategies/synthetic-short-stock.
Or in the UK just spreadbet, which is entirely tax-free. (You can spreadbet futures & options.)
Use options or futures to avoid realizing capital gains
When you want to reduce exposure to some market but don’t want to sell your assets due to tax considerations, you can make a nearly opposite bet with options or futures to neutralize your exposure. “Nearly” is important because the IRS will consider you to have sold your assets if you make an exactly opposite bet, e.g., synthetic short via options with the same underlying asset as what you’re holding. See https://www.cmegroup.com/education/whitepapers/hedging-with-e-mini-sp-500-future.html and https://www.optionseducation.org/strategies/all-strategies/synthetic-short-stock.
Or in the UK just spreadbet, which is entirely tax-free. (You can spreadbet futures & options.)