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Non-Tech : E*Trade (NYSE:ET)
ET 17.35-0.6%Jan 16 9:30 AM EST
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To: Jerry Miller who wrote (4368)1/19/1999 3:33:00 PM
From: Early Out  Read Replies (1) of 13953
 
So you don't think E*TRADE will convert his second sell of 1000 shares as a short transaction? I always assumed that was the way it worked.

For example, if I owned 1000 shares of a company that I decided was going to tank, couldn't I sell my 1000 and go short by 1000 by simply putting in a sell order for 2000 shares?

If not, I stand corrected.

Thanks
-jsc
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