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>At 06:25 PM 9/17/98 -0700, Alberto Torchio wrote:
>RTs,
>
>How does shorting stocks really works? I have sometimes placed orders to
short certain
>stocks and my broker returned to me that they were unavailable for borrowing.
>
>Furthermore, I'd be pleased to know about Listmembers who have been able
to short
>realtively illiquid stocks with their brokers.
>Alberto Torchio
> Torino, Italy
Alberto,
I enjoy shorting stocks, but would NOT recommend shorting illiquid
stocks. You may be forced out of a trade because your broker
can no longer borrow that stock, this tends to happen at the
worst possible times..
There is enough beyond your control in trading, without letting
your broker decide when you must exit your trade.
-Neal.
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Trade well. Train hard.
http://www.halcyon.com/neal/
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