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To: Master (Hijacked) who wrote (74)	5/26/2000 1:04:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Respond to of 494

Vince, it is always nice to post a link when you quote someone like that to get the time and context right. "I wouldn't exactly call someone who invests in a company like Nortel (NT), which is quickly becoming an industry leader with incredible growth potential, a gambler. Shorting such a company is gambling , don't you think?" You haven't given enough information in your example to give an answer other than 'it depends'. There are strategies that would make shorting NT a sound trade, and those that would make going long gambling. Price and situation matters very much. It sounds like you think that folks have a god given right to continually increasing equity prices with no downward fluctuations. The market doesn't work that way. Regards, Barb