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To: James Fink who wrote (36664)4/4/1998 8:53:00 PM
From: Ibexx  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 176387
 
James,

Re. There is no time limit for buying stock back. The lack of time pressure is the reason I like short selling more than buying puts.

The above is true but incomplete.

Your potential loss from buying puts is limited, whereas that of shorting is not. Thus most investors/traders view shorting as being of much higher risk than put buying.

Ibexx



To: James Fink who wrote (36664)4/5/1998 10:09:00 AM
From: K. M. Strickler  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 176387
 
JF,

It seems to me that selling 'short' provides you with substantially more money to invest in something 'else' (hopefully appreciating) while waiting for your 'short' to drop in price! Is this about right?

What kind of 'interest' is charged for the loan of the stock?

Thanks in advance,

Ken


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