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To: jttmab who wrote (41291)	2/24/2000 11:55:00 PM
From: Oblomov	Respond to of 99985

OK, OK. Surely there's a middle ground? In my view, a lender should decide what an appropriate credit risk is with a minimum of government intervention (to ensure fair lending practices). Many volatile securities are non-marginable at either the Fed's or the broker's discretion, so a person who holds only non-marginable securities effectively has no margin available. There is a difference between the government encouraging risk and the government not discouraging risk. This is a fine line, of course, and honorable men may differ... I am happy to have the reporting requirements for NYSE, Amex, and Nasdaq companies. But, despite the wealth of information available, it is still the investor's responsibility to determine the accuracy as well as the risk, don't you think? The company and its auditors may be liable for damages in the case of fraud, but just try recovering your losses in our civil courts (ng).