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To: H James Morris who wrote (70894)	7/30/1999 4:44:00 PM
From: KeepItSimple	Respond to of 164684

>One year ago the ONLY short shares you could get was at small e brokerage called > Datek. The SEC investigated and then fined them. There's a term for what they did > but I can't remember it. Fraud? Conspiracy? Manipulation? They're all so common these days in the markets it's hard to decide. It used to be you could only get away with this sort of monkey business on the penny stocks.. Wait, most internuts WOULD be penny stocks if priced according to fundamentals.. Maybe that explains the sort of crowd they attract?

To: H James Morris who wrote (70894)	7/30/1999 4:48:00 PM
From: Impristine-2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

<<<There's a term for what they did but I can't remember it. HJ, Man! I will Be Up all Night! Trying To Find That Term!