Why “unrealized” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
A recent Zitron claim is that they’re booking unrealized gains tied to these private labs. Google’s net revenues being a recent example.
by iknowSFR · Sep 1, 2026
Wait are the hyperscalers booking unrealized gains as income? Or are they selling their positions?
by supermdguy · Sep 1, 2026
Maybe things have changed since 2022, but per the Fed's survey that year, the median American had $8,000 in transaction accounts alone (not unrealized stock gains, vehicles, hou…
by 1-more · Aug 31, 2026
> de facto realize their gains in the form of collateral for loans that allow them to live without ever realizing their gains from the perspective of the tax code. Can you expla…
by like_any_other · Aug 30, 2026
Because many of the wealthiest individuals de facto realize their gains in the form of collateral for loans that allow them to live without ever realizing their gains from the p…
by atmavatar · Aug 30, 2026
So what's the point of taxing unrealized gains specifically? Why not wait until the gains are realized, tax them then, and still collect on average the same tax income? This wou…
by like_any_other · Aug 30, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "unrealized" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "unrealized" over time.
Realization or realisation may refer to:Realization , a 1973 album by Eddie Henderson Realization , a 1968 album by Johnny Rivers Realization (climb), a sport climbing route in Ceüse, France Realization, the creating of a musical accompaniment from a figured bass Realization (finance), the pricing of security at market value Realization (linguistics), the production of an actual form in a human language from an abstract representation Realization (metrology), a physical form of a measurement standard Realization (probability), an actually observed value of random variable Realization (systems), a state space model implementing a given input-output behavior Realization (tax), one of the principles for defining income for tax purposes in the U.S. Realization of an apeirogon, a mapping of an abstract apeirogon "Realization" , an episode of Tales of the Empire Read more on Wikipedia