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Shorting stocks: Mechanical aspects

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122	David, you'll need to ask a tax expert. But I wouldn't get my hopes up	Q.	-	9/5/1998
121	Holding period for short-sell profits: As I remember, the IRS publications sta	David Penfield	-	9/4/1998
120	<< Also: it is quite clear that these mechanical short strategies don'	Vol	-	9/3/1998
119	John G, Thanks very much for the response. I had one follow-up. What about t	George Dawson	-	9/3/1998
118	George, re. ANCR, which has a convertible that converts at a price that floats	Q.	-	9/3/1998
117	John G, et al, I would appreciate any theories on shorting a stock in the $1.0	George Dawson	-	9/3/1998
116	>>thanks, banjo. you have thought this through in depth. i bet days like	Banjoman	-	9/2/1998
115	<<banjo, if your long stocks is your margin, how do you make the 2%?>&	Daniel Chisholm	-	9/2/1998
114	<< So even looking backward from year-end 97, assuming I receive	Vol	-	9/1/1998
113	thanks, banjo. you have thought this through in depth. i bet days like today	Vol	-	8/31/1998
112	>how do you figure your margin requirements for your shorts? It seems like y	Banjoman	-	8/31/1998
111	banjo, how do you figure your margin requirements for your shorts? It seems	Vol	-	8/30/1998
110	Here is the most current update on the VL5xZ5 strategy: I've been playing w	Banjoman	-	8/28/1998
109	>>I would like to take a look at the screen you described, I had trouble	Banjoman	-	8/28/1998
108	<<Shorting stocks which are ranked #5 in VL and Zacks>> Don, I wou	Harpo	-	8/26/1998
107	Anxagoras, Yes, I am trying to take one step at a time and have not yet exper	Derrick P.	-	8/26/1998
106	Hi Derrick. I wouldn't short YHOO myself at this point- been there, done	Anaxagoras	-	8/26/1998
105	Yes, Derrick - change brokers. I've never heard of such a requirement, tho	Ken Brown	-	8/26/1998
104	How do you short stocks like YHOO or AMZN without shorting $10,000+. My broker	Derrick P.	-	8/25/1998
103	Chester, Thanks for the ZONA update (not to mention the smile at your punny ph	Ken Brown	-	8/25/1998
102	Ken, As promised, I'm following up with my ZONA Short. The Cover Put Writ	chester lee	-	8/25/1998
101	Will do. I hope ZONA goes well for you. I have no expectation of being able t	Ken Brown	-	8/13/1998
100	Let us know how it turns out. I'll tell you about ZONA after next Friday.	chester lee	-	8/13/1998
99	<i>It's more like Ken GAVE the naked calls away (since he didn't	Ken Brown	-	8/13/1998
98	Anax, It's more like Ken GAVE the nake calls away (since he didn't ge	chester lee	-	8/13/1998

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