Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Data Broadcasting Corp. (DBCC) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (4620)	2/9/1999 3:30:00 PM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

esecurities, Just looked at DBCC's chart. It's clearly making a pennant. So which way does it jump next? Since the last big move was upward pre-pennant, my guess is that the next move being predicted by the pennant in this stock will be upward... Sincerely, Doug F.

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (4620)	2/9/1999 3:45:00 PM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

The DBCC arbitrage play...and don't shoot the messenger..(cont) ...there is market risk, systematic risk, diversifiable risk and non-diversifiable risk...etc...portfolio theory suggests one can diversify a certain amount of [portfolio] risk by merely adding another asset [e.g. common stock] to the portfolio...or in this case by simply demanding a management/board shake-up...@nthony et al are simply and merely capitalizing upon said short-term arbitrage anomolies with exisiting financial instruments e.g. as PUTS and SHORTing...anomolies, in this case which are preventable but apparently supported by DBCCs own shareholders...Hirschfield et al simply should be ashamed of themselves and @nthony et al should be [arguably] applauded for correctly identifying and capitalizing on said DBCC arbitrage play...one which simply could have been prevented/be prevented going forward and one which existing DBCC shareholders are knowingly/unknowingly themselves supporting/fostering/incubating...