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To: Dale Baker who wrote (3165)5/14/2000 2:06:00 PM
From: Tommaso  Respond to of 3339
 
My arithmetic was wrong in my previous message. If the stock you short goes to zero you triple your money. If it falls by 50% you double your money. That's a more realistic possibility.

The long side is still definitely better, especially for dividend-paying stocks (a long-forgotten criterion).



To: Dale Baker who wrote (3165)5/19/2000 3:37:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3339
 
dale, outperforming folks who lose all their money is no consolation, believe me. my #1 goal now is preservation of capital until i can buy intel w/ a single digit pe and double digit growth.


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