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To: Ruyi who wrote (14752)3/30/1999 1:21:00 PM
From: PCKL  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 37507
 
up to 15 1/4. News soon???



To: Ruyi who wrote (14752)3/30/1999 1:30:00 PM
From: Nav Toor  Respond to of 37507
 
Dagan, could you tell me what the hell you are talking about. Nobody seems to understand what you are saying except yourself. Everybody else on this thread is making a profit. You are most likely not making any money. When you go short, the stock goes up. Keep shortin' man!



To: Ruyi who wrote (14752)3/30/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: New Economy  Respond to of 37507
 
Doug:
Here is a site for you to pass on to other shorters:
ncpgambling.org

Financial Markets Gambling Questionnaire

1. I have been preoccupied with seeking daily information about
the status of my investments or trades or have been preoccupied
with thoughts of past and future investments or trades.
Yes No

2. A major reason I have invested or traded is to change an
unhappy mood, for example, escape worries, pressures, anxiety,
depression, etc.
Yes No

3. I have experienced extreme highs when I win and extreme lows
when I lose in the markets.
Yes No

4. I have felt uncomfortable when any cash accumulated in my
brokerage account and have needed to quickly find a way to keep
it in action.
Yes No

5. I have been restless or irritable when unable to be active in the
markets, for example, when short of money, away on vacation,
trying to cut back on trades.
Yes No

6. I have needed to increase the amount invested or traded to
maintain the high or excitement of being in action.
Yes No

7. My investments or trades have become increasingly speculative
or risky over time.
Yes No

8. I have had more money at risk in the markets than I could afford
to lose.
Yes No

9. I have often engaged in high volume investing or trading, for
example, to outguess the direction of the market, etc.
Yes No

10. My investments or trades have been highly leveraged.
Yes No

11. I have not opened brokerage statements to avoid having to
think about my losses.
Yes No

12. I have borrowed money from family, friends, credit cards or
other sources to invest or trade.
Yes No

13. I have borrowed money to invest or trade and have not paid it
back.
Yes No

14. I have had to have someone else provide money to relieve a
crisis caused by my investing or trading.
Yes No

15. I have lied to people in order to hide that I was investing or
trading or to hide how much money was involved.
Yes No

16. When losses have piled up, I continued the same investments
and trades or increased the amount, in hopes my strategy would
work, or my luck would change and I would regain the losses.
Yes No

17. I have wanted to stop investing or trading but did not think I
could, or I have been unsuccessful when I have tried to control, cut
back or stop investing/trading.
Yes No

18. I have risked losing or lost important work, family, or other
commitments due to the amount of time and money taken up by my
trading or investing.
Yes No

19. I have committed an illegal act to get money to continue to
invest or trade or to pay back a loan for my investment activity.
Yes No

20. I have wondered whether I was gambling excessively in the
markets.
Yes No



Score =

Key
0
No gambling problem
1 or 2
Possible future problem
3 or 4
Mild current problem
5 or 6
Moderate current problem
7 or more
Severe current problem

You should seek help if you are concerned about your answers to
these questions or you believe the questions apply to someone you
care about. Only a qualified mental health or addiction professional
can diagnose pathological gambling. Pathological gambling is a
treatable mental disorder.

Gamblers and their families and friends may get more information
about pathological gambling, and about professional and self-help
treatment resources in the 50 states and Puerto Rico by calling or
writing the

Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, Inc.
47 Clapboard Hill Road
Guilford, CT 06437
Phone: 1-888-789-7777
Fax: 203-453-9142
Email: CCPG@ccpg.org

You can get more educational information for investors, including
publications, such as "Invest Wisely" or "Ask Questions about Your
Investment," from the

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Investor Education and Assistance
Mail Stop 11-2
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
1-800-SEC-0330
sec.gov


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