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To: Dale Baker who wrote (55291)	4/29/2000 2:02:00 AM
From: Anthony@Pacific	Respond to of 122087

You are wrong every short sale results in the PROCEEDS of every sale being deposited into your account, in the USA most firms require a 30% cash deposit according to Reg-T to MAINTAIN the short position..BUT in no way is this a margin account Equivelancy, nor do you pay any interest on the proceeds, quite to the contrary many firms pay interest accrued on the cash balance in additiuon to the REG-T deposit..If and only if the stock moves past your equity balnce do you incur any possibility of Reg-T maintenance deposits being added and then and only then do you trigger a margin ( loan ) position. I hope this clears up your misunderstanding.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (55291)	4/29/2000 2:09:00 AM
From: 1-DAY-TRADER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Dear Dale: Have you noticed that I short in increments of 20-30%... shorting is an art and the shorting artist always has in mind that the stock will take off after initiating his initial sell point ... then waits and either cover or short more ... even when it still tanks, i sometimes keep shorting more on the ay down, but if it does not ..i wait till it gets way way over sold till volume dries up, then double or triple my position on its way down ... all of this happen in a matter of days sometimes minutes ...but its never like a stock that tanked by 50% ... Stocks fall much much faster than they rise up ..have you noticed that ??? Remeber, Trees can not rise to reach the sky ...its gotta stop at one point :) However, I always have a stop-limit in my mind, and if it has been reached, then I take my losses and run, and never take it personally with that stock .. Best regards, 1DT