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To: sdr who wrote (765)	5/20/1998 2:25:00 PM
From: Jason Flora	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6847

It is marginable, depending on the broker apparently - can we stop arguing about this. If somebody thinks it shouldn't be, then call the SEC and complain. We don't set the rules, we just trade by them.

To: sdr who wrote (765)	5/20/1998 4:17:00 PM
From: Kimberly Lee	Respond to of 6847

<<not being marginable does not stop selling short - if the brokerage firm can borrow the stock it can be sold short but at 100% margin not the normal 50% - G>> sdr, Thanks for your comments. That's consistent with what I was saying in my earliest post: <<It's an amateur's myth that one cannot short a non-marginable security. So long as one has ABUNDANT funds in ones cash account, you can short the equity with quite a few brokerage firms (provided they can find shares to borrow -- I omitted this in my haste). Intra-day shorts are even easier.>> do want to thank you for your input, Kimberly