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Shorting stocks: High fliers

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634	Dale, re. AMEN's warrant call, it looks like I won't play it because I	Q.	-	1/7/1999
633	Re: AMEN Get ready for an extrapolation of the flimsiest kind: expect next q	Anaxagoras	-	1/7/1999
632	How are you playing this, short right away or wait until closer to 2/12? After	Dale Baker	-	1/7/1999
631	AMEN just called its warrants yesterday. The stock dropped 20% on the news and	Q.	-	1/7/1999
630	american dreamer, CTRN is a OTC:BB stock. Most of us don't have a Canadian	Q.	-	1/7/1999
629	CTRN - A SHORTERS DREAM - IT IS AN EMPTY SHELL PROJECTING ENORMOUS THINGS FOR A	american dreamer	-	1/6/1999
628	<i><<When the IRS calls, do you trust Jill to keep your anonymity?	Anaxagoras	-	1/6/1999
627	Re: tax software. I've long used Taxcut (Kiplinger's Taxcut) and it wo	Kip518	-	1/6/1999
626	I've always attached the note that says: "re. Schedule D, total sales	Q.	-	1/6/1999
625	Anax, <<(who is anything but an expert and does his own taxes with the g	chester lee	-	1/6/1999
624	<i>Anaxagoras (who is anything but an expert and does his own taxes with	Kip518	-	1/5/1999
623	<i>In what year do you report your gain/loss when you cover a short sale?	Anaxagoras	-	1/5/1999
622	re. tax year for capital gains on short sales: I know covering short sales isn	Q.	-	1/5/1999
621	More on tax stuff. From TheStreet.com: <i><<A Taxing Issue We quot	Anaxagoras	-	1/5/1999
620	A short for tomorrow - NSOL. I am long overnight based on the split announcemen	Dale Baker	-	1/4/1999
619	You are right, Carl. However, I have a fuzzy memory that it is possible to use	Anaxagoras	-	1/4/1999
618	Ok I understand now. In my mind it was a gain originated on the short side and	RockyBalboa	-	12/31/1998
617	Christian, re. BFLY, I was boxed, or more accurately hedged with warrants, most	Q.	-	12/31/1998
616	If you close a long position, the taxable date is the transaction date. Howeve	Q.	-	12/31/1998
615	My understanding of the tax laws is that the sales date is the date of the tra	Carl Yee	-	12/31/1998
614	<< BFLY down hard the last day of the year.>> I'm wondering if	Mark Marcellus	-	12/31/1998
613	JohnG Really? You did not box earlier and unbox - selling the warrant at $17. R	RockyBalboa	-	12/31/1998
612	BFLY down hard the last day of the year. At one point intraday, it was down 32%	Q.	-	12/31/1998
611	John, thank you for the heads up. Here, since my $17 short (for the BFLYW warr	RockyBalboa	-	12/22/1998
610	Christian, BFLY fell 8% when they announced the warrant call today. They announ	Q.	-	12/22/1998

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