Tax by countryCzech Time Test and Futures: Does the 3-Year Rule Apply?Czech investors rely on the three year time test to walk away tax free. A futures trader gets none of it, and the rule on losing years is harsher still.
Tax by countryEstonia's 22% income tax on futures trading profitsEstonia has no reduced rate for traders: everything is taxed at 22%. What it has instead is an investment account that defers the tax, and derivatives are on the list.
Tax by countryETÜ and CME Futures: Controlled Capital Market Transaction?Qualifying as a controlled capital market transaction is the difference between 15 per cent and 15 plus 13. The conditions are specific, and the burden of proof is yours.Tax by countryIrish CGT at 33% on Futures: The €1,270 Exemption ExplainedIrish CGT is a flat 33% with a €1,270 annual exemption you cannot transfer or accumulate. The payment deadline lands in December, months before you file.
Tax by countryLagerprincippet Futures Tax: Unrealised Gains in DenmarkDenmark values your financial contracts on 31 December and taxes the change, whether or not you closed anything. That one rule reshapes how a Danish futures trader plans the year.
Tax by countryLatvia's 25.5% capital gains tax on futures profitsMost guides still quote 20%. Latvia taxes capital gains at 25.5%, and a thousand euros of gains in a single quarter quietly turns you into a quarterly filer.
Tax by countryLithuania GPM on futures trading: 15% or 20% in 2026?The forum answer is always both. Lithuanian tax on futures gains is 15% up to an annual threshold and 20% above it, and almost no trader ever reaches that line.
Tax by countrySlovakia 19% tax on futures trading profits in 2026In Slovakia futures profits are other income under section 8, so they stack on your salary and climb the progressive scale. Then the health levy arrives months later.Tax by countrySlovenia's 25% derivatives tax in 2026: what changedHalf the guides still say 27.5%. The schedular rate on capital income is 25%, it never touches your salary, and the holding period discount will never apply to you.
