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To: ISOMAN who wrote (12216)	8/18/1998 10:35:00 PM
From: findstock	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 43774

Iso, as a normal rule brokerage houses aren't going to allow an individual investor to short, at any price, but a few will at a price generally above a dollar, but the same houses that say they won't let you, or that they don't you can be your last bb dollar that they have and are doing it, I will check with a large broker in Baton Rouge La, to see if he knows of anybody.....

To: ISOMAN who wrote (12216)	8/18/1998 11:27:00 PM
From: Jim B	Respond to of 43774

news RELATING somewhat to Insider Trading owned by PRWT. thanks to the person who emailed me this. -------------- Schwab, ETrade Lose Online Market Share Analysts' reports agreed Friday that both Charles Schwab (SCH) and ETrade (EGRP) Group, the two biggest players in the online brokerage business, lost market share in the second quarter of the year. Researchers at Minneapolis's Piper Jaffray and San Francisco's Credit Suisse First Boston office said Schwab's market share fell almost 2 percent, while ETrade lost about 1 percent. Jaffray analyst Stephen Franco said the quarterly report lists the top five brokerages, measured in the number of retail trades handled, as Schwab (29 percent), ETrade (11 percent), Fidelity (9 percent), Waterhouse (9 percent), and Datek (8 percent). CSFB's Bill Burnham said, "Firms with the lower prices, courting the most active traders, saw the most growth." The two largest gainers, he said, were Datek Online and AmeriTrade Holdings (AMTD). Jaffray's Franco estimated that 22 percent of all retail trades in the first six months of the year were conducted online. And growth continued strong in the second quarter, with the number of online accounts at the top 10 brokerages rising to 4.9 million, a gain of 21 percent from the first quarter's level. Indicating that commission price cuts have perhaps ended, Franco pointed out the rates charged by the top 10 firms were essentially unchanged in the second quarter. Franco predicted the balance of the year will see new competition for online trading businesses as traditional financial institutions, such as banks and full service brokerages, roll out offerings. "With the planned release of valuable new online trading features and the major marketing campaigns, we expect quarterly growth rates to remain in the twenty-percent range for the next six months," the analyst added.

To: ISOMAN who wrote (12216)	8/18/1998 11:55:00 PM
From: jhild	Respond to of 43774

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