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Technology Stocks : PALM - The rebirth of Palm Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Richard Birecki who wrote (125)	2/28/2000 9:57:00 AM
From: Alski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6784

Richard, Latest info is PALM will price 3/1 and begin trading 3/2. As for placing an order, call your broker. FWIW..Alski

To: Richard Birecki who wrote (125)	2/28/2000 7:40:00 PM
From: Tumbleweed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6784

what time are the palm shares set to go off today? How do I place and order for a company that does not technically exist yet? Its the 1st, Wednesday, not today. and I would recommend you but 3COM not Palm. Because you can buy 3COM now. The danger of buying on IPO day is you'll get them at the highest point of the day. Palm may close at say $100, but I wouldnt be surprised to see it peak at 150 or 200 on the day. Buy 3COM now, ride it up on the day, sell it when you think its peaked, then buy Palm with the profits. You may end up getting Palm free if you are lucky!

To: Richard Birecki who wrote (125)	2/28/2000 10:15:00 PM
From: Rupert	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6784

RE: "How do I place an order for a company that does not technically exist yet?" Placing a market order for PALM (or any other red hot IPO) before it starts trading is IMHO the financial equivalent of jumping off the Golden Gate bridge. You will be killed. They can basically charge you anything for your shares. Have a look at the chart for VA Linux (LNUX)(or almost other red hot, heavily hyped IPO that is mentioned on CNNfn every night for a week) to see what can happen when thousands and thousands of people throw speculative money at a moving target without setting limits. If you must own the stock on the first day of trading, (and there is often not a lot of point in aiming to do this unless you really think it is an overlooked bargain, which PALM clearly isn't), use a limit order. Doesn't mean that I don't love the products. I do love Palm-the-products. But I'm staying way clear of this whole PALM-the-stock thing for now. Too hot to handle. That goes for the COMS run-up as well. That's a story that can only end in tears. The people who saw this coming months ago will make out great. And the people who are just jumping on board COMS now probably won't. -- The weekly IPO Hardball Internet radio show covers PALM and this week's other offerings: vcall.com