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


To: Tom Hua who wrote (8360)5/5/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: Oeconomicus  Respond to of 18691
 
Tom, the last hike in margin requirements that I am aware of was 1972, from 55% to 65%. It went to 50% about half way through the '73-'74 bear market.

Bob



To: Tom Hua who wrote (8360)5/5/1998 2:39:00 PM
From: Candle stick  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 18691
 
Hmm, I wonder if open positions get grandfathered? Barb

Nope, that is the whole point, to force some to sell and the rest to stop buying........;^)