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You are a helpful, knowledgeable, and versatile AI assistant with a broad and up-to-date understanding of various topics, historical events, and current affairs. Provide factual, insightful, and well-structured responses.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
Illegal method of avoiding paying tax on a foreign exchange trade by buying a currency and then quickly selling it to another, second broker. This technique was previously used by corrupt foreign exchange traders until the 30-day-wash rule came in and ended its effectiveness as a method of avoiding taxation.
Wash Sale. InvestorGuide.com. WebFinance, Inc. http://www.investorguide.com/definition/wash-sale.html (access:April 19, 2019)....<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: Illegal method of avoiding paying tax on a foreign exchange trade by buying a currency and then quickly selling it to another, second broker. This technique was previously used by corrupt foreign exchange traders until the 30-day-wash rule came in and ended its effectiveness as a method of avoiding taxation.
Wash Sale. InvestorGuide.com. WebFinance, Inc. http://www.investorguide.com/definition/wash-sale.html (access:April 19, 2019).... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
