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sell a stock and buy a new one
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you have to wait for three (business) days. that's the time it takes for the settlement to complete and for the money to get to your account. if you don't wait - brokers will still allow you to buy a new stock, but may limit your ability to sell it until the previous sale is settled. here's a faq from schwab on the issue.
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