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To: Bo Le who wrote (2238)7/9/1999 9:07:00 PM
From: Stoctrash  Respond to of 6531
 
<is that you can establish/close a big long position anytime you want, but it is very difficult to establish a big (say 3000 shares) short position>

Never had a problem with 1-3K blocks...every time I've asked, I get the shares no problems. You need a bigger broker. Next time just for fun I'll request 20K to borrow and I'll let you know.