Shorting stocks: High fliers Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Shorting stocks: High fliers

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Anaxagoras who wrote (577)	12/4/1998 8:58:00 AM
From: Mark Marcellus	Read Replies (1) of 709

Yesterday there was another apparent case of ticker trouble. Take a look at this: quote.yahoo.com According to CNBC, traders were confusing this with Ticketmaster Online's symbol, which is TMCS. It's an OTC BB so I don't think it could have been shorted even if one had spotted it in time. A sharp market maker might have made a buck or two though. I'm about as far from being a trader as you can get, so I don't carry around one of those stock alert pagers. If I did, I think I'd start making a habit of plugging in the symbol of every stock which remotely resembles the ticker symbol for new, hot IPO's. FWIW, Mark

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next