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To: wily who wrote (7615)8/18/1999 11:08:00 PM
From: TFF  Respond to of 12617
 
Most of the confusion arises from brokers who either don't know the rules or have very restrictive rules. Steve Goldman excluded;)



To: wily who wrote (7615)8/19/1999 7:50:00 AM
From: john o  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12617
 
The reason it is hard to borrow BB stocks for shorting is that in order to be lent, they must be kept in a margin account. It's written in the fine print when you open your margin account that the brokerage can loan your shares. Brokerages will move non-marginable stocks to the cash account so they are not margined or used in margin calculations. JMHO. There may be other ways for brokerages to find shares to lend.


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