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To: Bill Wexler who wrote (4866)12/22/1997 3:48:00 PM
From: purecntry5  Respond to of 27307
 
The "squeeze" stocks are all having great days! AMZN, YHOO, RMBS, AOL all running up. Feeling better I quit that game earlier in Dec but feeling the urge to get back into it...someone PLEASE stop me. <g>

Cowboy Brett



To: Bill Wexler who wrote (4866)12/22/1997 3:49:00 PM
From: PeterGx  Respond to of 27307
 
Bill:
congratulations on your newly added shorts! It takes a special kind of determination to do that...somehow, I feel that when all is said and done, you'd be the guy buying the Bubbly...

It's like skiing - it's cold and miserable on the lift all the slow way up... but the run down is what makes it all worth it. Hang on!

I am lining up some more courage to short more at 65 (its where my dart landed)



To: Bill Wexler who wrote (4866)12/22/1997 3:51:00 PM
From: Marc Newman  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 27307
 
Bill,

Fidelity is raising their margin requirements for YHOO by how much? I'm curious in case DLJ does the same.

I've been considering covering 1/3 of my short (God knows I could use the tax loss) but do think we'll see some relief either right after earnings or possibly when the lessening liquidity of late-Jan./February plus potential slowing earnings across the board starts to bring some "sanity" to the market.

Marc



To: Bill Wexler who wrote (4866)12/22/1997 4:00:00 PM
From: Don Westermeyer  Respond to of 27307
 
>>...the broker told me that they are raising their margin requirements on Yahoo...

Did he give any details like why or when this started?

Is it because of problems with getting shares to short?

Does this apply to using margin on long positions also?

I'll continue to hang in and hopefully the bleeding won't go past $70!

Don