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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1998 Short Picks
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To: F. Lynn who wrote (9919)6/11/1998 7:00:00 PM
From: BelowTheCrowd  Read Replies (2) of 18691
 
A stock can be marginable and still not be available to borrow.

Most stocks over $5 which are listed on major exchanges or on the NASDAQ are marginable (which ONLY means that you can borrow against them in a margin account, if you own some).

However, to SHORT a stock it must be both MARGINABLE and AVAILABLE to borrow. Many of the smaller issues often are not available, because there just aren't a whole lot of shares out there and often a lot of people trying to borrow them.

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