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To: Ibexx who wrote (34503)10/9/1997 6:57:00 PM
From: Joe NYC   of 186894
 
Ibexx

Do you have any thoughts as to why the FOMC wouldn't consider raising margin requirements as a tool of reducing market froth?--this issue has never even been on their meeting agenda as far as I know.

Interesting idea (raising margin requirements. But I think the risks outweigh the benefits. Even a moderate correction (1,000 or so) might trigger a crash, because a lot more people would have to sell to meet margin requirements.

Joe
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