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Strategies & Market Trends : Trader J's Inner Circle -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: melinda abplanalp who wrote (4742)	1/16/1999 11:58:00 AM
From: Vicrobi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 56535

Nice to see all of you this Saturday morning. I wish we had a way to communicate instantly during trading hours. As it is...I have to switch screens back and forth and my ticker gets a little cranky when I do. Any Ideas?

To: melinda abplanalp who wrote (4742)	1/16/1999 12:14:00 PM
From: snerd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 56535

Melinda and Jon.... When I first started trading I was reading some posts on some board that said shorting was a sleazy way to make money, and unethical. Since I didn't know any better, I believed that to be true. Since then, I've come to learn that shorting is a perfectly legitimate way to trade and help lower the overall risk. I'm basing that statement on what I've read and heard since then. I have never shorted a stock yet. Like I said, it is kind of intimidating to me, mainly because I am just now having some success on the long side. With time and experience I hope to eventually learn to be able to spot a stock that is shortable with little risk. if there is such an animal. ; ) Thanks for the tip Jon. I accept all input pro and con. What helps me to learn. Snerd