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Shorting with Offshore Accounts

An SI Board Since February 1999

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Emcee: peter michaelson	Type: Unmoderated

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52	Daniel: Shorting is very profitable for the broker because of the interest. I	peter michaelson	-	2/17/1999
51	I get interest on my short positions at various brokers. Rob	RobbRacer	-	2/17/1999
50	<i><<...have never been charged interest for borrowing stock.>&	Anaxagoras	-	2/17/1999
49	<i>You should not be charged interest for borrowing stock. I do not pay	Daniel Chisholm	-	2/17/1999
48	You should not be charged interest for borrowing stock. I do not pay any inter	Rajiv	-	2/17/1999
47	exactly	Bear Down	-	2/17/1999
46	<i>They are not allowed to charge interest on non-listed borrowed securit	Daniel Chisholm	-	2/17/1999
45	Another myth, I can short anything over $3	Bear Down	-	2/16/1999
44	How about stocks under $5? If that's the case, they can't charge inter	Lucky888	-	2/16/1999
43	Most discount brokers don't allow you to short BB's for one reason,	Bear Down	-	2/16/1999
42	While I can't explain what happened in your case, I do need to point out th	Mark L.	-	2/16/1999
41	My e-broker accidentally placed my sell order twice, such that the second o	Larry Levine	-	2/16/1999
40	<i>I believe you are talking about Trusts that have the Trustee/Trustor r	Mark L.	-	2/15/1999
39	Please send me some info on opening offshore accounts/company It is very inter	Lucky888	-	2/15/1999
38	How do you know, when you're in OVER YOUR HEAD....	Impristine	-	2/10/1999
37	Can you get in DEEP WATER, doing this....	Impristine	-	2/10/1999
36	do these dudes, control the FLOAT...	Impristine	-	2/10/1999
35	Thank you for your feedback. Panamanian Corporations are useful for the follow	Philip S. LaMar Jr., J.D.	-	2/10/1999
34	If the clients are good shorts, the brokerage firm will go out of business as	Rajiv	-	2/9/1999
33	Thank you for the good information, Philip. I have bookmarked your new thread,	peter michaelson	-	2/9/1999
32	Rajiv: My hypothesis on your 'clearing' question is that the brokers w	peter michaelson	-	2/9/1999
31	Thanks for posting, John. I have tried to open accounts with two Canadian broke	peter michaelson	-	2/9/1999
30	John: Thanks for posting here. I am sure you have practical knowledge of that	peter michaelson	-	2/9/1999
29	Capital gains realized by a U.S. citizen are taxable. Capital gains earned by	Philip S. LaMar Jr., J.D.	-	2/9/1999
28	In answer to your question: United States citizens are taxed on gross income, w	Philip S. LaMar Jr., J.D.	-	2/9/1999

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