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To: H James Morris who wrote (9785)7/9/1998 9:23:00 PM
From: umbro  Respond to of 164684
 
James, just ask your broker (not the order taker, but a manager) whether the problem is they can't find AMZN to short, or if they have a policy not to let customers short something that volatile.

H. James Morris wrote:
how could a tiny on-line brokerage have shares to short while the big guys don't.



To: H James Morris who wrote (9785)7/9/1998 10:12:00 PM
From: Eric D. Moody  Respond to of 164684
 
E*Trade has allowed me to short this thing three times. You might give them a call.

Eric


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