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To: Tai Jin who wrote (439)1/1/1999 1:26:00 AM
From: Stephen O  Respond to of 3543
 
Nesbitt Burns, Canada's largest securities firm, has increased margin requirements to 75% for the big ones like AOL, AMZN, YHOO for long positions and 175% margin for short positions effective 31 Dec 1998



To: Tai Jin who wrote (439)1/2/1999 12:29:00 AM
From: Tae Spam Kim  Respond to of 3543
 
TJ,

I agree. I think the Russell 2000 and S&P 500 should be used more often to measure market performance. If you look at small caps, they haven't done well at all this year.

But the public's habit is to think DOW, when thinking of stocks.

-Tae Kim
tigerinvestor.com
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