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Strategies & Market Trends : Mr. Pink's Picks: selected event-driven value investments
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To: musicguy who wrote (10044)6/24/1999 3:06:00 PM
From: BelowTheCrowd  Read Replies (1) of 18998
 
> it is not [His] position on the trade that bothers me, but [H]is smug superior attitude and megalomaniacal disposition <

Give us all a break. If it weren't for ICTC, you wouldn't even be here.

> The fact that [H]e very likely HAS a brokers license but has hidden that fact is deplorable and illegal. <

I suggest you check the laws again. There's nothing illegal about a broker commenting on stocks that he/she owns. If that were the case, none of the analysts on the street would be able to say a thing, because their companies almost always own some position in the stocks they are commenting on, and in many cases they own such postions individually.

Fact of the matter is, there is NO DIFFERENCE between "commenting on a stock" and "issuing a recommendation," as one of you guys implied. Both are public statements, which are available for free to anybody who wants them.

Now, start charging for your advice, and things get a bit more complicated. If the advice is generic and targeted at a large audience, then you're no different from thousands of newsletters or advisory services. No license required and generally protected by the First Amendment. Start tailoring the advice to individual needs or answering specific questions from individuals on a private basis, and you get into the area of "financial consulting" which usually requires a license.

Some brokerages have rules about their employees' public comments. Some don't. Generally the rules restrict trading in an issue for some number of days PRIOR to a material public statement being issued, but don't restrict the commentary.

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