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To: steven d. zapf who wrote (9457)	2/18/1999 8:50:00 PM
From: Richard Estes	Respond to of 12039

Have done any in a long time? someone else might address that.

To: steven d. zapf who wrote (9457)	2/18/1999 9:28:00 PM
From: bob wallace	Respond to of 12039

sdz I believe there is one small advantage to trading in odd lots, and that is that odd lots are exempt from the down tick rule on shorting (of course, I would verify that with your broker) also, I believe that odd lots ride piggy back on larger orders for actual execution - I am not sure of what the implications of this are, but you may perhaps contemplate the idea my wife trades odd lots and I dont see any real difference except the broker doesnt like a whole lot of change orders on them - a limit order is a limit order...one thing I would say is that I watch closely, and if she deserves a fill and doesnt get one, I call make them check time and sales. in these cases, she always gets filled, but at her limit and never better [this also suggests to me that some odd lot orders might "fall through the cracks", so to speak, if you are not careful] Bob Wallace