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Non-Tech : Bill Wexler's Dog Pound -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lindend who wrote (2755)	8/3/1999 9:14:00 AM
From: Mark Marcellus	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10293

Is placing the short trade a hassle because you've got to call it in or because their web site is hard to use for shorting? I use their proprietary on-line trading software, FOX+, and AFAIK you can't short using it. Even if you could you probably wouldn't want to, IMO, because your order would probably die on the vine. You really need to follow through to get the attention of the trading desk to get your borrow for all but the most liquid stocks. I haven't tried trading using their Web Site, but I expect the experience would be similar. Are other people able to short BB stocks at Fidelity? If they are, I have been misinformed by the Fidelity rep, but that wouldn't be the first time that's happened. <g>