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Roger's 1998 Short Picks

An SI Board Since January 1998

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Emcee: Roger A. Babb	Type: Unmoderated

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17266	Bob, I know how you feel. I was thinking on buying it in the teens also. Wou	Don Westermeyer	-	1/29/1999
17265	Certainly not long. Actually it is a ten bagger from last October's low. I	Oeconomicus	-	1/29/1999
17264	EGRP is safer shorted than going long IMO. Of course only in small quantities.	Don Westermeyer	-	1/29/1999
17263	<i>In fact the investment income on the cash from its new $1.5 billion in	Don Westermeyer	-	1/29/1999
17262	Don, looked at our old favorite EGRP lately? Hit 110 a little while ago, presum	Oeconomicus	-	1/29/1999
17261	Roger, I agree it is smart for AMZN to bring in cash while the mania is still g	Oeconomicus	-	1/29/1999
17260	Steve, no danger of AMZN running out of money anytime soon. It is losing money,	Roger A. Babb	-	1/29/1999
17259	From the chart technically, the DJI seems to be getting into either: 1. A doub	vegetarian	-	1/29/1999
17258	Thanks bob. They have to give away toys and sunglasses along with their expens	Victor Lazlo	-	1/29/1999
17257	Roger, can anyone really say if Amazon and other Internet commerce companies ca	clochard	-	1/28/1999
17256	xcr600, it is very difficult to predict the price action of a floorless, except	Roger A. Babb	-	1/28/1999
17255	Roger, <RACE> when generally the best time to short one of these? Immedi	xcr600	-	1/28/1999
17254	Hank, AMZN is simply converting its over priced stock into cash in the bank. Pr	Roger A. Babb	-	1/28/1999
17253	Erik, RACE looks floorless to me: The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	Roger A. Babb	-	1/28/1999
17252	biz.yahoo.com	sam	-	1/28/1999
17251	The demand for AMZN financing is just unbelievable. Looks like tulipmania is n	Don Westermeyer	-	1/28/1999
17250	Here is the low down the AMZN bonds, this poster seems to be very up to date w	McNabb Brothers	-	1/28/1999
17249	Learned thread: Put/Call ratio stinks decisionpoint.com and vix holding abov	Short A. Few	-	1/28/1999
17248	Roger and All: AMZN is increasing the amount of debt from $500 million to 1>	McNabb Brothers	-	1/28/1999
17247	Roger, Check this out, not quite floorless but certainly dilutive. Messag	Erik Lundby	-	1/28/1999
17246	Bob & all, impossible to tell from the AMZN release, but given its price vo	Roger A. Babb	-	1/28/1999
17245	Does anyone have an opinion on the bloated pig SCH? The thing is trading at 70x	Peter Goss	-	1/28/1999
17244	No, I wouldn't think so either. Floorless deals are for truly desperate com	Oeconomicus	-	1/28/1999
17243	This debt is a little different because it is a convertable. Wasn't the la	Don Westermeyer	-	1/28/1999
17242	Kailash, I doubt the AMZN debt will be floorless, but would love to see it! I	Don Westermeyer	-	1/28/1999

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