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To: Arcane Lore who wrote (704)	3/12/1998 1:00:00 AM
From: CHARLIE BALLANCE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32932

Hey my man.!!! How are you doing arcane....!! Hey..thanks for the reply to my message about the MM and DD AND the bid and ask price. That makes sense.....ok....i sure so appreaciate you reply. I am new to this and wanting to learn what every thing means so i can understand how things work on here. I know you are pretty much a expert doing your own investing..and i do apprecaiate you taking time to answer my reply expecailly since i am a newbie here. I have not joined yet...but i think i am going to be after a while. This is the sorta place i have been looking for...!! Seems to fit the bill for what i want.....a place to go for tips...and suggestions. Ideas....and all that...!!!! But i have printed off your message to me and going to put in folder...for reffernce in the future. Thanks again...!!! And good luck to you...make lots of money...!!! bye for now..!! C.B.

To: Arcane Lore who wrote (704)	3/12/1998 3:43:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 32932

arcane, Re:MM = Market Maker - someone who makes a market in one or more stocks by buying and selling that stock from/to the general public. MM's are generally blamed whenever a stock of interest happens to go down in price. If it goes up this is clearly due to the merits of the stock or the wisdom of the investor. DD = Due Diligence - investigations of a stock's merits or lack therof. Not to be confused with reading SI threads or talking to company management (though both may be a useful place to start). There are various acronyms depending on which thread you are on. For instance, some people use MM to mean market maker while to others MM means Money Manager. Also some use DD to mean Due Diligence while it can also mean Disk Drive Sector. The former could be taken either way though the latter can be determined through the context of the message. Regards, Brian