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Margin Calls - Share The Pain

An SI Board Since November 2000

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133	<i>Of course it wasn't the use of the paired strategy that killed LTCM	Wyätt Gwyön	-	12/12/2000
132	Of course it wasn't the use of the paired strategy that killed LTCM, it was	Mama Bear	-	12/12/2000
131	That's really interesting, LPS5, especially with the frightening insight int	daffodil	-	12/11/2000
130	Thanks for the info on paired trades, Barb. I'm relieved to know that it	daffodil	-	12/11/2000
129	The trading of equity pairs are one example of a strategy called <i>relati	LPS5	-	12/11/2000
128	<i>"What's a paired trade? </i>" A paired trade is go	Mama Bear	-	12/10/2000
127	Barb, thanks so much for the clarification on interest charged on short sales.	daffodil	-	12/10/2000
126	One problem I had with that link was the statement that margin interest would be	Mama Bear	-	12/10/2000
125	That was on a normal trading day! Can you imagine what will happen when everyon	David W. Taylor	-	12/10/2000
124	RO, I'm not as familiar with some of these order execution issues as are man	daffodil	-	12/7/2000
123	DAFF: some time ago I was buying amat and had to wait over 4 mins. for a market	Robert O	-	12/7/2000
122	Wow, Robert, I'm happy to hear that! Once in awhile you get lucky and smar	daffodil	-	12/5/2000
121	daffodil: Let me first say you do a prodigious amount of work on this board and	Robert O	-	12/5/2000
120	I hope no one got whipsawed with this market today (sold out last week, rally th	daffodil	-	12/5/2000
119	Margin on index options NYSE/NASD requirements on index options are the same as	daffodil	-	12/5/2000
118	The <i>de minimus</i> exception to Reg T applies to amounts less tha	daffodil	-	12/4/2000
117	Minimum equity in a margin account is $2,000, unless the firm has established a	daffodil	-	12/4/2000
116	I feel your pain. You had a cheap lesson, believe me. George	George the Greek	-	12/4/2000
115	Margin requirements on short straddles: Straddles are easy once you understand	daffodil	-	12/4/2000
114	No, you did not miss anything. All of my stock went under $6.00. I was so mad a	Rick_Barry	-	12/4/2000
113	Rick, the facts you originally provided were that you had $12,000 in stocks, a d	daffodil	-	12/4/2000
112	It was all LONG on stocks. Thanks.	Rick_Barry	-	12/4/2000
111	Regulation T: bankinfo.com I find this version easier to read than nasdr.com	daffodil	-	12/4/2000
110	Certain options transactions are permitted in cash accounts, although some firms	daffodil	-	12/4/2000
109	Buying power is always determined on the basis of the previous night's closi	daffodil	-	12/4/2000

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