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

To: George Acton who wrote (10623)	6/26/1998 1:17:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18691

""My broker tells me that there is a 10% limit on the amount of shares that can be short on a single company" I'd get a new broker if I was told that. I want to say the limit is 50%, but have no source. 10% is truly ridiculous. Barb

To: George Acton who wrote (10623)	6/26/1998 1:32:00 PM
From: CatLady	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18691

"My broker tells me that there is a 10% limit on the amount of shares that can be short on a single company. ... If this 10% limit is true and the shorts are forced to cover to get back in line with this regulation, that would help a ton." Where did you find that one? Irrational longs are good bellweathers for possible shorts. Although this could be a rational shareholder with an irrational broker.