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To: mishedlo who wrote (206918)	11/26/2002 5:50:22 PM
From: KeepItSimple	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

The reason is because that info is the only legal "insider" info left in this market. The large brokerages know exactly how short their clients are, in which stocks, and exactly the point at which a forced margin call will occur. Every brokerage with this info uses it to trade against their clients. During the mania, this was a license to print money. Why should any brokerage want to give up this inside info? -------------------------------------------- You can't. They do not release that data at any price unless you happen to know someone you can not get it. Personally I think short interest should be mandated to be free by the SEC.