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To: Crystal ball who wrote (8854)10/11/2001 1:36:42 PM
From: long-gone  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 17683
 
<<And SHORT SELLING should be prohibited during any war or national emergency. >>

Shouldn't this hold true of commodities also?



To: Crystal ball who wrote (8854)10/12/2001 9:28:32 AM
From: kvkkc1  Respond to of 17683
 
cb,

I think your idea is wrong-headed. Shorts can lose just as easily as they win. That's probably a big factor in the rally of the past week.knc



To: Crystal ball who wrote (8854)10/12/2001 9:24:19 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 17683
 
the short sellers saved our (long) asses a few weeks ago.