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Shorting stocks: Mechanical aspects

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22	short interest info nasd.com CDRD short interest June 1,193,831 May 922,0	George McMeen	-	7/7/1997
21	John, What is a good, preferably free, source of short interest info on the web	Chris H	-	7/7/1997
20	Hi John. I have a few questions regarding the shorting of stocks in Canada. I	Stox	-	6/17/1997
19	Rule 144 (**but over what period of time?) Ans: 3 months I found this in the M	George McMeen	-	6/16/1997
18	Rule 144 (defined) I found this in the Pharmhouse Corp S-3/A filed June 11th.	George McMeen	-	6/12/1997
17	Oliver, the money recd, when the borrowed stock is sold, is deposited by your b	Q.	-	6/10/1997
16	What happens to the money received when the borrowed stock is sold? Does the	Oliver Hellwig	-	6/10/1997
15	John and Iceburg, I have never actually had any shares called in by JB Online.	WhoLovesYa	-	6/5/1997
14	Iceberg, re. how your broker decides which shares to call in: I don't reall	Q.	-	6/4/1997
13	John G, Thank you for starting this thread. I have a (hopefully) FAQ question	Iceberg	-	6/3/1997
12	Shoe, re: << how big a short account does one need before a broker will p	Q.	-	6/3/1997
11	John, how big a short account does one need before a broker will pay interest o	Shoe	-	6/3/1997
10	David Tice, of the Prudent Bear Fund, has some good stuff on his site tice.com	Bob Rudd	-	6/2/1997
9	I believe there's 6 or 7 pts. downtrend yet to come with CYRX. Good shortin	Don	-	6/2/1997
8	MJR: Yes, I do beleave OPTS is still a good Short term/Short sell. WE closed d	Instock	-	6/2/1997
7	drdart, can you narrow down the scope of the request a little? << I would	Q.	-	6/2/1997
6	I would like some web sites ons the information resources for short sellers. Th	drdart	-	6/2/1997
5	Instock: At 7.25 do you believe OPTS is still a good short candidate. (If I c	MJR	-	6/2/1997
4	Kent, hopefully somebody else can offer their opinion too. I'll give it my	Q.	-	6/2/1997
3	RE: Protection from short share calls On Jan 30,97 I shorted 1,000 XCIT @ $15	Kent Davis	-	5/31/1997
2	Anyone following OPTS? Up big last 4 days. Fundimentals are awful!! Business we	Instock	-	5/30/1997
1	I will be happy to try to answer any FAQ-type questions posed in this thread.	Q.	-	5/30/1997

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