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Margin Calls - Share The Pain

An SI Board Since November 2000

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83	"..Margin is an incredible tool, but not for the average investor..."	Ian McGuire	-	12/2/2000
82	Since March 24, $3.3 Trillion Lost by Wilshire 5000 usatoday.com "Yet in	Asymmetric	-	12/2/2000
81	Wonderful information.... Am I wrong in thinking, that as high as these levels	TradeOfTheDay	-	12/2/2000
80	I think the question of brokerage firm liability in margin call situations is of	daffodil	-	12/2/2000
79	Daffodil, will you also be covering potential growing liabilities should your ac	tonto	-	12/2/2000
78	A.L., I haven't forgotten your short interest question. I'm going to co	daffodil	-	12/2/2000
77	I'm going to do short sale margin this afternoon, then continue with options	daffodil	-	12/2/2000
76	Condor, firms can change their margin requirements across the board, by exchange	daffodil	-	12/2/2000
75	<i>My total portfolio value was 12K, account value was 2K and margin was 1	daffodil	-	12/2/2000
74	Does anyone know if a brokerage changing their margin requirement does it across	Condor	-	12/2/2000
73	Can someone please explain for me about the 3 times selling. I understand about	Rick_Barry	-	12/2/2000
72	Good points, A.L. <i>Is margin debt inherently worse than any other debt?	daffodil	-	12/1/2000
71	LOL, tonto, I hear that the real reason Home Depot's stock has gone down is	daffodil	-	12/1/2000
70	Margin Debt Levels In September 2000, margin debt recovered to a five-month hig	Shakush	-	12/1/2000
69	For those of you that weren't in the market back in '87, I offer this. B	doniam	-	12/1/2000
68	Margin is like any other debt, except "faster." After the Great Depre	A.L. Reagan	-	12/1/2000
67	Jay - what a great example of what can happen on margin... I had something simi	Jaroslav Skrenek	-	12/1/2000
66	OT: Threads to watch Hi Peter, <i>Your URL post made me laugh...oops. D	Raymond Duray	-	12/1/2000
65	RE: <<Does Fidelity publish their margin requirements on their website? B	FNS	-	12/1/2000
64	Ray, (OT) >>I particularly relish the part about the 4 year de-bound. Wh	Asymmetric	-	12/1/2000
63	Daffodil, your timing is excellent, and I suspect posters will benefit from your	tonto	-	12/1/2000
62	Thanks, TradeoftheDay. I gather that with your username, you'll be taking n	daffodil	-	12/1/2000
61	Jay, ouch! I know this isn't much consolation, but with heavy margin, you&#	daffodil	-	12/1/2000
60	I also learned an important lesson about margin, not quite as severely as you bu	richard w allgaier	-	12/1/2000
59	Daffodil, you are providing a tremendous service. I THOUGHT I had a pretty good	TradeOfTheDay	-	12/1/2000

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