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To: Boquacious who wrote (399)9/10/1999 3:39:00 PM
From: Van Nguyen  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 516
 
I don't say that IPO or non-marginable stocks are not shortable, but it's hard to short them because broker cannot borrow these stocks. For the marginable stocks, because brokers often keep them as collateral for margin debt, they often have them ready for customers to short.



To: Boquacious who wrote (399)9/11/1999 12:23:00 AM
From: steve host  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 516
 
That's an authority - Yammer in NJ - Geez !