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To: SL2 who wrote (6383)2/16/2000 7:02:00 PM
From: Guy Gordon  Read Replies (3) of 24042
 
RE "I use margin, but I have very specific rules for when and how."

Care to share them?

I use margin sparingly. I'm a long-term bull, but I don't carry long-term debt. When the market is looking particularly strong, and one of my sectors of interest is the current market darling, I'll go on margin for up to a month.

I'll usually use margin to buy one or two stocks more than I could normally afford. Since I try to own just 10 stocks, that means 10 to 20% margin.

Once you are on margin, all of your stocks are on margin -- not just the last one you bought. As the market tops out I look at how to get off margin by selling my weakest stock.
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