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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1998 Short Picks -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazlo Pierce who wrote (7881)	4/26/1998 5:45:00 PM
From: James F. Hopkins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18691

Crammer coverd it fairly well in the last part, he didn't mention the hole in the wall fly by night little brokers who will short a stock for you even if they don't have it to lend you ( yes it's done ) you can get the details right here on SI if that's what you want to do. I don't care to get into it. here is another story forbes.com I was surprised they still had it on disk from 7-96 ------------------- Locally I'v done some computer end user service work for some brokers at their homes ( cheap ) just to pick their brains.. and it would not do for me to say who. Some of their war stories out of the war rooms ( in house trading rooms ) are to wild to talk about. ---------------------------- See if you can find the KAUFX fund home page then read the compleat latest financial report , pay attention to how they lend out stocks to brokers.. ( and get paid interest on the loan )..so If brokers are hunting stocks for you to borrow be aware..they have an angle..and it's more than just making the commission . If they have to go outside to get them they have to pay interest.. If they have enough clients with enough the shares you want in margin accounts they don't have to pay interest..but thoes can be recalled at any time. Does any one ever ask their broker ( hey how long can you keep me short ...) where did you get the shares..heck no hardley no one ask that..if they did they may not rush to short so quick. Jim