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To: john who wrote (3213)	5/23/1997 6:48:00 PM
From: James F. Hopkins	of 13594

Hi John: this thing messed up and I lost the first reply I typed in Sure will like the report..basicly HECHA looked beat down , but has a good "book" value and nice cash for a penny stock, that and I can e-trade cheap enough to get inbetween most speads..it's a lot to explaine..but if I like an issue I can more or less set myself up in a way that makes me an un-official market maker..with several bid and sell orders on the same stock I can skim 1/16ths no problem and that way track her right on down..( I like to get 1/8ths or better) but sometimes you have to settle for 1/16ths..I bought this one 3 times, and sold it twice since yesterday..have two open buy orders and one sell, it's done up in increments, and 1000 share blocks..tell the SOES bandits to move over web trader is here..<G> For me it needs to be beat down to limit down side risk, and small enough that I can handle at least 3k shares on hand and have resevers for 2k more. I'v set myself up and I'm (un-offically ) making market for a small host of stocks..still got to smooth out my action some..and I'm droping out of option plays..no time for both..have 3 open option positions and when I close them I'l likely go full time on this. You went over my head with the short B to go long A, that angle I'v never looked at ? can you explian to me the rhym and reason behind it. Can you short something under $5 , ? thought the things had to be in margin accounts to borrow them, if A stock drops under $5 with my broker..it comes out of my margin account and drops into cash account. hence if any one has it borrowed they got to pay it back..right then and there..if I got a stock I don't want people to borrow..I keep it in cash account..shorting is a whole nother world..I'm afraid to do it with out I have calls to cover with..( other wise the risk is unlimeted ) at some point no matter how much or long you get away with it..sooner or later you will run into a shark that will take you to the poor house, some of the things I'v seen are hard to belive. I just wont short with out cover. Jim

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