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To: rairden who wrote (19575)8/1/1999 1:15:00 AM
From: Jock Hutchinson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 25814
 
Shorting against the box for purposes of paying long-term rather than short-term capital gains is no longer allowed. When one shorts against the box, it is considered a "constructive sale". Now the only reason to short against the box is for purposes of avoiding the uptick rule when one wishes to go short a stock during a downturn.