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To: Rubber Man who wrote (5904)11/10/1997 9:20:00 AM
From: Morpher  Respond to of 16892
 
(What do you mean by the uptick rule? Doesn't that apply to *when* you can short sale, not whether commission is charged?)

I just meant that because of the downtick rule Datek wouldn't always be able to process orders so they couldn't guarantee 1-minute executions on shorts.