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Non-Tech : Bill Wexler's Trading Cabana -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RockyBalboa who wrote (2579)	8/14/2007 9:53:44 AM
From: SI Bob	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6370

Similarly, I had stock in one company years ago (CSIX was the ticker) that had gone bankrupt so I asked for the cert, surprisingly got it, signed by the execs, and framed it and put it on the wall as a reminder of a lesson (apparently not completely) learned. A few months later I just happened to notice the ticker going way up on touting so I called my broker and even though it was OTCBB, they were able to sell it "short for late delivery" and I ended up making money from that stock, but had to give up a treasured wall decoration. I've got a little bit of HMB (now HMBN) in all 3 of my most active accounts and it adds up to a LOT of the stock. Unfortunately, it adds up to a substantial loss now but is trading so low that selling it wouldn't result in a usable amount of funds, so I'm going to see if I can get certs for this one too. Have totally written it off and should have some more wall decorations.