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To: trouthead who wrote (5816)	1/14/1999 12:01:00 PM
From: James H. Irwin	Respond to of 8307

Margin doubles the potential risk/doubles the potential reward. Works great when your winning, doesn't when your not.

To: trouthead who wrote (5816)	1/14/1999 12:02:00 PM
From: Jerry Olson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8307

sit down with your broker...but......don't do it!!!!!!!

To: trouthead who wrote (5816)	1/14/1999 12:13:00 PM
From: Anaxagoras	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8307

****OT**** <<I am looking for info on margin trading. Anyone know of a website that talks about the risk/reward issues? Possibly an article?>> Go here: savoystocks.com It's a frames site- Look on the left hand side of the page in the yellow area and select "Margin Tutorial". Good stuff, a brief sample of which follows below. Proceed with caution. Anaxagoras (who has experienced too many margin calls) ~~~~~~~~~ <<There are two basic reasons for a customer to use margin. The most common is leveraged trading, allowing the purchase of a greater number of shares on margin than would be possible on a cash only basis.... The second reason for utilizing margin is to take advantage of the lower interest rates charged on margin loans than almost any other type of loan. A typical example of this would be....>>