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To: Topannuity who wrote (4314)	4/3/2000 2:10:00 PM
From: HiSpeed	Respond to of 10270

lol so many ipos are flops lately; now theyll give 'em away to anyone gggg

To: Topannuity who wrote (4314)	4/3/2000 2:49:00 PM
From: DebtBomb	Respond to of 10270

Oh my, that's almost unbelievable. So, now they're giving out "get out of IPO jail free" cards, LOL. Be very careful folks with IPO's in the near term, IMO. IMO, only the very best are going to pop. We go through this cycle every now and then. IMO, IPO pops will be back sometime this year.

To: Topannuity who wrote (4314)	4/3/2000 2:54:00 PM
From: DebtBomb	Respond to of 10270

Can you imagine how ticked off some will be, since they followed the no-flip guidelines at Fidelity, and didn't flip, but could have without penalty.

To: Topannuity who wrote (4314)	4/3/2000 3:11:00 PM
From: Hadrian	Respond to of 10270

I know the 30 day hold (or longer???) has made me very discerning about what I will take. Going after IPOs lately is like walking through a minefield - better watch your step. I think they need a new category called IPS - Initial Public Short - for some of these dogs that are being floated lately. Hadrian

To: Topannuity who wrote (4314)	4/3/2000 4:02:00 PM
From: sjemmeri	Respond to of 10270

The first step to reversing the ETrade no flip policy is to bombard them with complaints via email, phone and fax

To: Topannuity who wrote (4314)	4/3/2000 4:52:00 PM
From: Keith J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10270

Top, I believe you misread the Fidelity change. I think once you flipped, you were essentially banned from further IPOs unless you pleaded your case big time. Below is from Fidelity website, I don't believe there were defined limits before and the penalty is still pretty severe: The defined period of time which you will be prevented from participating depends on how many times you have flipped shares in the past and a breakdown of those ?exclusion? periods are listed below: -The first time customer sells shares of an IPO obtained through Fidelity in first 15 calendar day they will be prevented from participating in IPO process for 180 days. -The second time customer sells shares of an IPO obtained through Fidelity in first 15 calendar day they will be prevented from participating in IPO process for 365 days. -The third time customer sells shares of an IPO obtained through Fidelity in first 15 calendar day they will be prevented from participating in IPO process permanently. KJ