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To: PistolPete who wrote (41490)	7/24/1999 5:34:00 PM
From: FrozenZ	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 122087

It is legal to short OTC BB stocks from a canadian account, but not from a usa account. Other countries besides canada also allow it.

To: PistolPete who wrote (41490)	7/24/1999 5:37:00 PM
From: FrozenZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

I have a question. On a buyout, would it be typical for the CFO, COO and other officers in the company to know if the company is considering a buyout offer, or typically would that be something only the board and maybe ceo know about? Anyone know?

To: PistolPete who wrote (41490)	7/24/1999 7:30:00 PM
From: Jesse Livermore	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 122087

BB stocks can be shorted but not in the USA. As I recall stocks that can't be margined (all BB stocks) and listed stocks under $5 can be shorted in the USA but foreign mrkets do allow this. Most of the shorting is done in Canada.

To: PistolPete who wrote (41490)	7/25/1999 2:13:00 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 122087

message threads that have been consumed with talk of a "massive, illegal, naked" short for over a year now. This is one of the most common myths (i.e. lies) from BB stock hypesters. It is never proven and almost never true; but like used car salesmen, these guys know which sales pitches work to draw in new BB stock buyers.

To: PistolPete who wrote (41490)	7/25/1999 11:24:00 AM
From: eims2000	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 122087

BBs can be shorted in the US as legally as any other stock, I do not know how this rumor ever got started. They can be harder to find but with the better brokers and an adequate cash balance they can be shorted. At least I know I have shorted them. Also, to dispell another silly rumor, there is no legal price limit for shorting a stock, I have been as low as 1.25 and the only thing that has kept me from going any lower than that is fear:) rhansen