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Non-Tech : Shorting the Big Banks (e.g. JPM, BT, CMB, CCI) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Logos who wrote (81)	9/9/1998 9:41:00 PM
From: HiSpeed	Respond to of 268

All banks with exposure world-wide are still short candidates; not just those listed in the title of this thread as they are just examples of big banks. I would include the brokers as short fodder, too. <Geez I feel bad about taking advantage of other peoples' misery. > Keep in mind the market is not right or wrong; it just is. So there is certainly no need to feel guilty whether you make money on the long side vs short side.

To: Logos who wrote (81)	9/9/1998 10:11:00 PM
From: B Tate	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 268

Logos Not sure of the amount of exposure for BancBoston to LAm, however I do know they have substantial operations in Brazil (as I recall). They are on my list. bt

To: Logos who wrote (81)	9/10/1998 8:54:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 268

LatAm Exposure-Total amount by major U.S Banks. Logos: Hope this will give you an idea. Courtesy of Reuters. ========================================================== TABLE - Big U.S. bank's exposure to Latin America Reuters Story - September 10, 1998 19:57 NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The following is a list of several of the biggest U.S. banking companies' total cross border exposure in Latin America as of the end of the second quarter. Citicorp Total Cross-Border ================================================ Brazil $4.4 bln Mexico $3.4 bln Argentina $2.3 bln Chile $1.0 bln Venezuela $1.0 bln Colombia $0.9 bln Peru $0.4 bln Uruguay $0.4 bln Others (20 countries in 1998) $1.7 bln -------- $15.5 bln Chase Manhattan Corp. Total Cross Border ================================================ Brazil $4.3 bln Argentina $3.1 bln Mexico $2.5 bln Chile $1.1 bln Colombia $1.0 bln Venezuela $0.5 bln Other $1.1 bln ------------ $13.6 bln BankAmerica Corp. Total exposure ======================================= Argentina $1.7 bln Brazil $2.5 bln Chile $1.9 bln Colombia $0.6 bln Mexico $3.9 bln Venezuela $0.6 bln Other $129 mln -------- $11.3 bln Bank Boston Total cross border ================================================ Argentina $1.5 bln Brazil $1.7 bln Chile $0.6 bln Mexico $0.5 bln Uruguay $0.2 bln Ecuador $65 mln Other n/a ---------- $5.4 bln J.P. Morgan Total cross border ================================================ Brazil $4.0 bln Other countries n/a NationsBank said its total exposure in Latin America totaled $2.8 billion as of the end of June. Above information comes from the companies.