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To: Banjoman who wrote (116)	9/2/1998 11:36:00 PM
From: George Dawson	Read Replies (1) of 172

John G, et al, I would appreciate any theories on shorting a stock in the $1.00 - 1.25 range with a float of 12M shares and a current short postion of 1M shares. The short position has increased lately, despite the fact that UPC-71 was in effect. My understanding of this rule is that there were no other shares available for shorting. There was also a theory that some preferred shareholders might be shorting. All of these theories are foreign to me. My basic question is whether anybody has a theory of why the short position is increasing - aside from the obvious one, that the share price will go to zero. More info at: Message 5659320 All responses appreciated. George D.

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