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To: peter michaelson who wrote (95452)	9/19/2006 9:29:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 122087

As I recall, James says he works for a hedge fund. Ooooo... Scary... - Jeff

To: peter michaelson who wrote (95452)	9/20/2006 10:02:37 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 122087

When you think about it, why do we have a system where people shorting stocks can be forced to cover through no negative action of their own (e.g. margin call)? There's no equivalent on the long side. That's inherently unfair. The only reason why we put up with this is because that's the way it has always been. It's because we accept the notion that shorting is, and should be, akin to entering a borrowing lottery, where the the share of stock you are given can make or break you depending on its owner. That's absurd. - Jeff