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To: bafi403 who wrote (25456)	10/14/2000 8:29:31 PM
From: Sector Investor	Read Replies (1) of 42804

This appears to say you can. "Finally, an investor may want to consider shorting a new issue, which is when an investor sells borrowed stock in hopes of buying it back at a lower price and pocketing the difference. Shorting a hot IPO is a dangerous strategy that Smith says requires a "stomach of steel," but if timed right (wait until all the initial momentum has faded), the opportunities are large. In order to short a stock, you'll have to find shares to borrow, which isn't easy in a new issue, and you'll need a margin account at your broker. cbs.marketwatch.com Click on the links at the bottom for lots of additional IPO information.

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