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Strategies & Market Trends : Whodunit? CHST CREATIVE HOST SVCS market manipulation -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (4)	6/13/2000 2:00:00 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 193

You will see that KPSP in Omaha, does the vast majority of the trading in CHST....92% of the block trades and 24% of the non-block, 50% of all trading in CHST goes through them. I understand they stopped making a market in the stock. CREATIVE HOST SERVICES IN NNM Range 4/00- 4/00 Sort by T-Total ID Name Total % Non-Block % Block % KPSP Kirkpatrick, Pettis, Smith, 663795 50 201345 24 462450 92 NITE Knight Securities LP 204817 15 204817 25 0 0 CASS Cohig & Associates 181858 14 168858 20 13000 3 MASH Mayer & Schweitzer, Inc. 73832 6 73832 9 0 0 Kirkpatrick Pettis Smith Polian is in Omaha 402-392-7989, 800-776-5778

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (4)	6/13/2000 2:01:00 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 193

Denver Broker's Love for China Pays Off -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story Filed: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 3:25 PM EST Apr. 2 (The Denver Post/KRTBN)--Steve Muth can't restrain himself on the subject of China. The top broker with Kirkpatrick Pettis, an Omaha investment firm with Denver offices, wears Chinese writing on his shirt collar. He named his feline China Cat, and the dining room in his home south of Aurora is filled with souvenirs gathered on trips to the Middle Kingdom. And his clients -- a collection of wealthy individuals for whom he brokers trades and manages money and institutional investors that rely on his recommendations -- say his Chinese stock picks earn them triple-digit returns. "When I began investing in Chinese companies 10 years ago people thought I was crazy," Muth said. "But the growth there is gaining credibility today." Judging by last year's performance, Chinese stocks are hot. The Hang Seng index of Hong Kong stocks, for example, rose 74 percent during 1999, close to the Nasdaq's astounding 86 percent return. That, however, followed losses during the two previous years. The Hang Seng is up just over 1 percent this year, but other Chinese indices are doing better: The Dow Jones China 88 and Shanghai indices are each up more than 30 percent this year. Muth focuses on a specific sector of stocks: contract manufacturers. These companies make products of all kinds for the electronics industry, from circuit boards to MP3 players and two-way radios. Their business is growing rapidly. Contract manufacturers account for about 11 percent of the electronics hardware market, Technology Forecasters, a market-research firm, told The Economist magazine recently. That number is expected to double in three years. Muth likes the industry as a whole, but in China he's found a number of manufacturers poised for growth in earnings and stock price. All of the companies he has identified are traded on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq. The local markets in China, including Hong Kong's, are too risky, he said. Three Chinese companies Muth recommends, according to his clients, are Nam Tai Electronics Inc., Bonso International Electronics Inc. and Qiao Xing Universal Telephone Inc. Taken as a group, those stocks are up 240 percent for the last year and 30 percent so far this year. Contract manufacturing is China's "strong suit at the moment. Companies all over the world are going there for their manufacturing," said Craig Grossman of Allied Conservancy Group, a Floridabased private fund that manages $1 billion. "Steve identified that niche early, and he does his homework," said Grossman. "He's got his thumb on the pulse of that market, and that creates opportunities." Mike Moses of MFM Advisory Inc., a $250 million private hedge fund that operates out of Chicago and Phoenix, said, "We've had numerous huge successes due to Steve's research and ability to find value where no one else has." In addition to advising institutional investors, Muth brokers trades and manages about $100 million for wealthy clients. In Denver, his clients include Denver Burglar Alarm and Jackson Burglar Alarm founder Stew Jackson, developer Tommy Vickers, car dealer Doug Moreland and a handful of professional athletes. He makes three to four trips to China a year, often taking clients such as Jackson to meet company executives. On a trip last year, Jackson was so impressed with Bonso that he bought a 17 percent stake in the company and now sits on its board of directors. "I've been around for a while, and I've never met anybody as sharp and straight-ahead as he is," Jackson said. Muth, 40, a Salt Lake City native whose father was president of the Utah Stock Exchange, said he first became interested in China 10 years ago as he searched for value stocks with high potential for growth. He couldn't find what he was looking for in American companies, so he looked abroad. Once he found China, he's never looked back. He compares China today to Japan 30 years ago, when the island nation began to emerge as a global economic power. The Chinese have a similar work ethic and desire to succeed, Muth said. The difference, however, is that China has virtually boundless human and natural resources, while Japan's physical size put an end to its productivity gains in the 1990s. China also differs from other emerging economies in its stability, Muth said. Though the Chinese government often is viewed by Westerners as oppressive and slowmoving, Muth believes it is moving cautiously in the right direction . "Unlike in Russia, they're saying "We're going to feed our people while we're changing,' " Muth said. Congress is considering China's proposed accession into the World Trade Organization, which would allow the nation to trade with much lower tariffs and regulations. Muth said he has little doubt China will be included, but even if it isn't this year, it will happen eventually. Joining the WTO will give Chinese companies credibility with investors, Muth said. That, combined with China's quickly growing gross national product and its mushrooming middle class, are making China more accessible to the average investor, he said. "People are beginning to lose their fear in China today," he said. "Now is the time to buy Chinese stocks." By Greg Griffin To see more of The Denver Post, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to denverpost.com (c) 2000, The Denver Post. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. Copyright ¸ 2000, Knight Ridder Open, all rights reserved. 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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (4)	6/13/2000 2:03:00 PM
From: StockDung	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 193

> NASD Registered Person: STEVEN ERNEST MUTH > CRD Number: 1436358 > > REGULATORY ACTIONS(cont.) > > Resolution > Details: > > Summary: [TOP]CASE ID #C3A910020 (DISTRICT NO. 3) FILED 1/31/91 > AGAINST > RESPONDENTS WILLIAM BARTON FINANCIAL, INC. (WBF) AND > STEVEN > ERNEST MUTH (MUTH) ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE III, > > SECTIONS 1,4,18,23,24,25,27 AND 43 OF THE RULES OF FAIR > > PRACTICE IN THAT MUTH AIDED AND ABETTED A SCHEME TO > MANIPULATE > THE MARKET PRICE OF A STOCK; WBF, THROUGH MUTH, SOLD > > UNREGISTERED SECURITIES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC; WBF, > THROUGH > MUTH, EFFECTED SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS AT PRICES WHICH > WERE > NOT REASONABLY RELATED TO THE PREVAILING MARKET PRICE OF > THE > SECURITIES, FAILED TO INFORM INVESTORS OF THE EXCESSIVE > > MARKUPS, AND, IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH TRANSACTIONS, > ENGAGED IN > DECEPTIVE AND FRAUDLENT DEVICES; MUTH ENTERED INTO AN > > AGREEMENT WITH CUSTOMERS AND ENGAGED IN OUTSIDE BUSINESS > > DEALINGS WITHOUT PROVIDING PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE TO HIS > MEMBER > FIRM; DECISION RENDERED 11/21/91, WHEREIN THE OFFER OF > > SETTLEMENT SUBMITTED BY MUTH WAS ACCEPTED; THEREFORE, > MUTH IS > CENSURED, FINED $2,500, SUSPENDED FROM ASSOCIATION WITH > ANY > MEMBER OF NASD IN ANY CAPACITY FOR 10 BUSINESS DAYS, AND > > SUSPENDED FROM ASSOCIATION WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE NASD > IN ANY > PRINCIPAL OR OWNERSHIP CAPACITY FOR ONE YEAR; PRESS > RELEASE > 1/92: THE SUSPENSION IN ANY CAPACITY WILL BE FROM > 2/10/92 TO > 2/24/92. THE SUSPENSION IN ANY PRINCIPAL OR OWNERSHIP > CAPACITY > WILL BE FROM 2/10/92 TO 2/9/93. *PER FINES AND COSTS > > NOTIFICATION RECEIVED 1/24/92 INVOICE #91-3A-1373 STEVEN > E. > MUTH FILED BANKRUPTCY ON 12/90* > > >

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (4)	6/13/2000 2:07:00 PM
From: StockDung	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 193

Here is Cohig's History: COHIG & ASSOC INC 6300 S SYRACUSE WAY SUITE 400 ENGLEWOOD CO 80111 USA 303-694-0295 Taken Public AUDIO BOOK CLUB INC BIRNER DENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC C3 INC CARING PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL INC COYOTE SPORTS INC CREATIVE HOST SERVICES INC GENTLE DENTAL INC (MUTUAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INC) GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP OCUREST LABORATORIES INC ONTRO INC (This is Tariq Khan / Rafi Khan company - Spin out from LL Knickerbocker) OPHIDIAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC URSUS TELECOM CORP

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (4)	6/13/2000 2:10:00 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 193

MAX DEVELOPMENT INC filed this 10KSB on 04/13/2000. (a) Directors and Executive Officers -------------------------------- The names and ages of the Directors and executive officers of the Company are as follows: 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Age Position ------------------ --- --------------------------------------------- David C. Olson (1) 38 President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary Chief Financial Officer and Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Mr. Olson may be deemed to be a "promoter" and "parent" of the Company, as those terms are defined under the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Directors hold office until the next annual meeting of the Company's shareholders and until their respective successors have been elected and qualify. Officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Mr. Olson is expected to devote such time and effort to the business and affairs of the Company as may be necessary to perform his responsibilities as the sole executive officer and director of the Company. The Company has no audit or compensation committee. (b) Business Experience ------------------- David C. Olson, since August 1997, has served as the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Treasurer, a director and a controlling shareholder of Summit Financial Relations, Inc. ("Summit"), a business finance, consulting and investor relations firm with offices in the Denver Technological Center, Englewood, Colorado, founded by him. Also, since August 1997, he has served as the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Treasurer, a director and a controlling shareholder of Associate Capital Consulting, Inc., an Englewood, Colorado, company also founded by Mr. Olson, which is engaged in the business of investing in private and publicly-held companies and, additionally, performs financial consulting services. Mr. Olson has, since September 1998, served as the President, the Treasurer and a director of Easy Web, Inc., Englewood, Colorado, a privately-held company co-founded by him in September 1998 that is engaged in the business of selling customized turnkey Internet web sites and hosting services to businesses in the United States. He has served as a director, since May 1999, and as the President and the Treasurer, since August 1999, of Mile High Foliage, Inc., Englewood, Colorado, a privately-held wholesale tree farm business which he founded in May 1999. Mr. Olson has served, since June 1999, as a director of ModeVa Profiles Inc., a privately-held, Denver, Colorado, manufacturer of building materials. From January 1993 to May 1997, he held various positions, including Vice President, Branch Office Manager of Cohig's top producing branch office and National Sales Manager, for Cohig and Associates, Inc. ("Cohig," now part of EastBrokers International, Inc.), Englewood, Colorado, a securities broker-dealer having approximately 265 registered representatives in twenty-three states that specializes in NASDAQ SmallCap and growth stocks and initial and secondary public securities offerings. During his tenure at Cohig, Mr. Olson served on the firm's Corporate Finance Commitment Committee and was involved in public and private financing involving hundreds of millions of dollars and numerous companies. From April 1987 to January 1993, he was associated with Kober Financial Corp. ("Kober"), Denver, Colorado, a regional broker-dealer specializing in NASDAQ SmallCap and growth securities which was acquired by Cohig in January 1993. Mr. Olson held a number of positions, including Executive Vice President, National Sales and Syndication, registered broker and account executive during the period of his association with Kober. During the period from 1982 to 1987, he was a registered representative associated with a number of NASD-member broker-dealers. 10k Wizard: View Filings =================================================== > > NASD Registered Person: STEVEN ERNEST MUTH > > CRD Number: 1436358 > > > > ************************************************************************ > > ** > > CURRENT EMPLOYMENT > > ********************************************************************** > > > > ************ CURRENT EMPLOYMENT (1 of 6) ************ > > > > > > > > Employing Firm: MILE HIGH FOLIAGE > > > > Firm CRD Number: > > Office of Employment address: ROGGEN > > Start Date: 02/01/1999 End Date: to present > > > > > > > > > > ************ CURRENT EMPLOYMENT (2 of 6) ************ > > > > > > > > Employing Firm: INVESTMENT HOUR OF POWER > > > > Firm CRD Number: > > Office of Employment address: ARVADA > > Start Date: 02/01/1999 End Date: to present > > > > > > > > > > ************ CURRENT EMPLOYMENT (3 of 6) ************ > > > > > > > > Employing Firm: PRECIOUS METALS INC > > > > Firm CRD Number: > > Office of Employment address: SALT LAKE CITY > > Start Date: 01/01/1999 End Date: to present > > > > > > > > > > ************ CURRENT EMPLOYMENT (4 of 6) ************ > > NASDR Public Disclosure Program May 29, 2000 Page > > <PAGE#> > > > > This information is current as of: 05/26/2000 > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > ______ > > NASD Registered Person: STEVEN ERNEST MUTH > > CRD Number: 1436358 > > > > CURRENT EMPLOYMENT(cont.) > > > > Employing Firm: KIRKPATRICK, PETTIS, SMITH, POLIAN INC. > > > > Firm CRD Number: 490 > > Office of Employment address STE 230 > > ENGLEWOOD, Colorado 80112-5912 > > Start Date: 11/27/1998 End Date: to present > > > > Registrations: > > > > Jurisdiction/SRO Category Status As Of > > Date > > > > AR Agent Approved > > 12/16/1998 > > AZ Agent Approved > > 01/13/1999 > > CA Agent Approved > > 12/09/1998 > > CHX General Securities Approved > > 12/08/1998 > > Representative > > CO Agent Approved > > 12/14/1998 > > CT Agent Approved > > 12/15/1998 > > FL Agent Approved > > 12/10/1998 > > GA Agent Approved > > 12/20/1998 > > IA Agent Approved > > 01/27/1999 > > IL Agent Approved > > 12/09/1998 > > IN Agent Approved > > 01/07/1999 > > KY Agent Approved > > 01/07/1999 > > LA Agent Approved > > 12/15/1998 > > MD Agent Approved > > 12/10/1998 > > MI Agent Approved > > 01/13/1999 > > MN Agent Approved > > 12/15/1998 > > MO Agent Approved > > 01/08/1999 > > MS Agent Approved > > 12/08/1998 > > MT Agent Approved > > 01/07/1999 > > NASD General Securities Approved > > 12/08/1998 > > Representative > > NC Agent Approved > > 12/15/1998 > > ND Agent Approved > > 12/09/1998 > > NE Agent Approved > > 12/14/1998 > > NJ Agent Approved > > 12/10/1998 > > NM Agent Approved > > 12/17/1998 > > NV Agent Approved > > 01/04/1999 > > NY Agent Approved > > 02/05/1999 > > OH Agent Approved > > 12/08/1998 > > OK Agent Approved > > 12/09/1998 > > OR Agent Approved > > 12/16/1998 > > PA Agent Approved > > 12/10/1998 > > TX Agent Approved > > 12/09/1998 > > UT Agent Approved > > 12/09/1998 > > VA Agent Approved > > 12/09/1998 > > WA Agent Approved > > 12/10/1998 > > WI Agent Approved > > 12/09/1998 > > WV Agent Approved > > 04/21/1999 > > WY Agent Approved > > 12/14/1998 > > > > > > > > ************ CURRENT EMPLOYMENT (5 of 6) ************ > > > > > > > > Employing Firm: KIRKPATRICK PETTIS > > > > Firm CRD Number: > > Office of Employment address: ENGLEWOOD > > Start Date: 11/01/1998 End Date: to present > > > > > > > > > > ************ CURRENT EMPLOYMENT (6 of 6) ************ > > > > > > > > Employing Firm: DOOR CHAIR LTD > > > > Firm CRD Number: > > Office of Employment address: AURORA > > Start Date: 08/01/1998 End Date: to present > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > ** > > PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT > > ********************************************************************** > > ** > > > > > > This section provides 10 years of an individual's employment history. If > > the > > individual is currently registered with the NASD, employment history will > > be > > displayed for the previous 10 years. If the individual is not currently > > > > registered with the NASD, employment history will be displayed for the 10 > > years > > prior to termination of the registration. For employers that are or were > > an > > NASD member firm, the firm's CRD number, the location of the office where > > the > > broker was employed, and the dates of employment will be displayed. > > > > > > > > NASDR Public Disclosure Program May 29, 2000 Page > > <PAGE#> > > > > This information is current as of: 05/26/2000 > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > ______ > > NASD Registered Person: STEVEN ERNEST MUTH > > CRD Number: 1436358 > > > > PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT(cont.) > > > > > > *********** PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT (1 of 5) *********** > > > > > > Employing Firm: INVESTMENT HOUR OF POWER > > > > Firm CRD Number: > > Office of Employment address: ARVADA > > Start Date: 02/01/1999 End Date: 05/01/1999 > > > > > > > > *********** PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT (2 of 5) *********** > > > > > > Employing Firm: EBI SECURITIES CORPORATION > > > > Firm CRD Number: 16184 > > Office of Employment address: DENVER 80237 > > Start Date: 01/25/1993 End Date: 11/27/1998 > > > > > > > > *********** PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT (3 of 5) *********** > > > > > > Employing Firm: EBI SECURITIES CORP. > > > > Firm CRD Number: > > Office of Employment address: DENVER > > Start Date: 01/01/1993 End Date: 11/01/1998 > > > > > > > > *********** PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT (4 of 5) *********** > > > > > > Employing Firm: KOBER FINANCIAL CORP. > > > > Firm CRD Number: 17551 > > Office of Employment address #1203 > > ENGLEWOOD 80111 > > Start Date: 06/22/1990 End Date: 01/25/1993 > > > > > > > > *********** PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT (5 of 5) *********** > > > > > > Employing Firm: XCEL SECURITIES, INC. > > > > Firm CRD Number: 13893 > > Office of Employment address: AURORA, Colorado 80014 > > Start Date: 02/21/1989 End Date: 06/22/1990 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NASDR Public Disclosure Program May 29, 2000 Page > > <PAGE#> > > > > This information is current as of: 05/26/2000 > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > ______ > > NASD Registered Person: STEVEN ERNEST MUTH > > CRD Number: 1436358 > > > > ********************************************************************** > > ** > > REGULATORY ACTIONS > > ********************************************************************** > > **** > > DISCLOSURE INFORMATION > > > > > > This section lists regulatory actions that were reported to the CRD and > > are > > disclosable through the Public Disclosure Program. Disclosable regulatory > > > > actions include formal proceedings initiated by a regulatory authority > > (i.e., a > > state securities agency, the NASD, New York Stock Exchange, foreign > > regulatory > > body, etc.) for a violation of investment-related rules or regulations. > > In > > addition, revocations or suspensions of a broker's authority to act as an > > > > attorney, accountant or federal contractor will appear here. > > > > > > Some of the fields in this section of the report may be blank if the > > information > > was not provided to CRD.