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To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (40999)2/22/2000 8:18:00 PM
From: jttmab  Respond to of 99985
 
I've got mixed feelings about shorting. On the plus side it is temporizing (or at least could be) to speculative investing. On the negative side it adds to volatility [and sometimes bizarre action] on lower liquidity equities. For the time being I'm agnostic on the idea.

jttmab



To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (40999)2/22/2000 8:47:00 PM
From: Follies  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 99985
 

3) Why not outlaw short selling while you're at it?

Sounds like a modest proposal you have there :-)


Maybe we should outlaw downticks.



To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (40999)2/22/2000 9:32:00 PM
From: NucTrader  Respond to of 99985
 
>>Why not outlaw short selling while you're at it?<<
You'd actually be doing MOST of them a favor (note I did not say ALL, especially excluding the astute shorters on this tread....), since they shoot themselves in the foot frequently.


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