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Strategies & Market Trends : Waiting for the big Kahuna -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brad Bolen who wrote (29640)9/30/1998 11:32:00 PM
From: yard_man  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 94695
 
One word -- LEVERAGE -- you don't get that with a short!

Ooops -- four more words -- upfront limit on losses.

Theoretically your losses on a short are limitless and you can only have the stock go to zero -- so only 2X return on the amount of money you use max.



To: Brad Bolen who wrote (29640)9/30/1998 11:37:00 PM
From: robnhood  Respond to of 94695
 
<<< I know many who will not short because of
unlimited downside...but but but...

B. >>>

you can always buy a stock,, the reverse is not true


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